Recurrence Quantification Analysis: Theory and Best Practices

Preface.- Mathematical and Computational Foundations of Recurrence.- Estimating Kolmogorov Entropy from Recurrence Plots.-Identifying Coupling Directions by Recurrences.- Complex Network Analysis of Recurrences.- Time Distortions and Other Oddities.- Dynamic Coupling between Respiratry and Cardiovascular System.- Application of Recurrence Quantification to the Analysis of Brain Electrical Activity.- Otoacoustic Emmission in Hearing Research.- Vibration Analysis in Cutting Materials.- Dynamical Patterns in Seismology.- Long Time-Scale Recurrences in Ecology: Detecting Relationships between Climate Dynamics and Biodiversity along a Latitudinal Gradient.- Recurrence Quantification and Recurrence Network Analysis of Global Photosynthetic Activity.- Recurrence Analysis Applications to Short-Term Road Traffic.- Interpersonal Couplings in Human Interactions.