In this paper we report, clarify and broaden various recent efforts to complement the
chemistry-centered models of force generation in (skeletal) muscles by mechanics-centered …

Systems with time delay play an important role in modeling of many physical and biological
processes. In this paper we describe generic properties of systems with time delay, which …

We compute the entropy reduction in feedback controlled systems due to the repeated
operation of the controller. This was the lacking ingredient to establish the thermodynamics …

A flashing ratchet transports diffusive particles using a time-dependent, asymmetric
potential. The particle speed is predicted to increase when a feedback algorithm based on …

Response lags are generic to almost any physical system and often play a crucial role in the
feedback loops present in artificial nanodevices and biological molecular machines. In this …

It was recently shown that the use of feedback control can improve the performance of a
flashing ratchet. We investigate the effect of a time delay in the implementation of feedback …

The existence of a corrugated surface is of great importance and ubiquity in biological
systems, exhibiting diverse dynamic behaviors. However, it has remained unclear whether …

This paper investigates a neural network modeled by a scalar delay differential equation.
The focus is placed upon the Hopf bifurcation generated by varying the interaction …

Feedback control uses the state information of the system to actuate on it. The information
used implies an effective entropy reduction of the controlled system, potentially increasing its …

We study a feedback control version of the flashing Brownian ratchet, in which the
application of the flashing potential depends on the state of the particles to be controlled …