International Journal of Nonlinear Sciences and Numerical Simulation

Vol. 4, No. 4, 2003

CONTENTS

Scaling Laws in Physiology: Relationships between Size, Function, Metabolism and Life Expectancy

J.T. Kuikka ............ 317

Nonlinear Seismic Response Analysis of Realistic Gravity Dam-Reservoir Systems

P.G. Asteris, A.D. Tzamtzis ............ 329

Application of Function of Complex Variable and MATLAB to Analysis of Piezoelectric Body Stress and Strain State with Crack

K. (Stevanović) Hedrih, P. Ljubiša ............ 339

Quasi-periodic, Subharmonic and Chaotic Motions of a Rotor Bearing System

S. P. Harsha, K. Sandeep, R. Prakash ............ 361

Lie Group Integration Method for Dissipative Generalized Hamiltonian System with Constraints

S.-Y. Zhang, Z.-C. Deng ............ 373

Qualitative Analysis of a Nonlinear Model for Removal of Air Pollutants

R. Naresh ............ 379

Continuum Mechanics Simulation of Post-Buckling of Single-Walled Nanotubes

C.Li, W. Guo ............ 387

A Numerical Algorithm for Solving 2D Inverse Obstacle Scattering

W. Pan,, D. Wu, Z. Li ............ 395

Mathematical Investigation of Nonsmooth Optimization Algorithm in Elastodynamic Contact Problems with Friction for Bodies with Cracks

V.V. Zozulya ............ 405

Fast Communications

A New Method for Solving 2D Nonlinear PDEs Relevant in Physics

J. Quartieri, S. Steri ............ 423

Effects of Size and pH on Metabolic Rate

J.H. He, H. Chen ............ 429

Book Review

“Electroative Polymer (EAP) Actuators as Artificial Muscles: Reality, Potential, and Challenges”, edited by Yoseph Bar-Cohen, reviewed by Ji-Huan He ............ 433

Review Article

Some Advance in Nonlinear Stochastic Evolution Models for Phase Resetting Dynamics on Populations of Neuronal Oscillators

Wang, R., Jiao, X., Duan, Y.-B., Yu, W. ............ 435