Title
The Asymptotic Structure Of The Hodgkin-Huxley Equations
Abstract
We analyze the asymptotic structure of the Hodgkin-Huxley system of equations, in terms of the concepts of slow manifold and fast foliation, based on Tikhonov's theorem on asymptotics of solutions of slow-fast systems of differential equations. We test Zeeman's conjecture that the jump onset-slow return structure of the action potential in realistic equations of biological excitability may be due to a cusp singularity of the slow manifold with respect to the fast foliation. We find that although the cusp singularity can appear in such equations, the characteristic features in question cannot be reproduced within the Tikhonov scheme and require development of different asymptotic approaches.
Year
DOI
Venue
2003
10.1142/S0218127403008764
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIFURCATION AND CHAOS
Keywords
DocType
Volume
cardiac excitation, singular perturbations, fast-slow systems, asymptotic embedding
Journal
13
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
12
0218-1274
13
PageRank 
References 
Authors
1.35
0
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Rebecca Suckley1131.35
Vadim N. Biktashev2235.74