Chaos and nonlinear dynamics: an introduction for scientists and engineers
1994; Association of College and Research Libraries; Volume: 32; Issue: 01 Linguagem: Inglês
10.5860/choice.32-0359
ISSN1943-5975
Autores Tópico(s)Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis
ResumoFirst Edition Preface First Edition Acknowledgments Second Edition Preface Second Edition Acknowledgments I. THE PHENOMENOLOGY OF CHAOS 1. Three Chaotic Systems 2. The Universality of Chaos II. TOWARDS A THEORY OF NONLINEAR DYNAMICS AND CHAOS 3. Dynamics in State Space: One and Two Dimensions 4. Three-Dimensional State Space and Chaos 5. Iterated Maps 6. Quasi-Periodicity and Chaos 7. Intermittency and Crises 8. Hamiltonian Systems III.MEASURES OF CHAOS 9. Quantifying Chaos 10. Many Dimensions and Multifractals IV.SPECIAL TOPICS 11. Pattern Formation and Spatiotemporal Chaos 12. Quantum Chaos, The Theory of Complexity, and other Topics Appendix A: Fourier Power Spectra Appendix B: Bifurcation Theory Appendix C: The Lorenz Model Appendix D: The Research Literature on Chaos Appendix E: Computer Programs Appendix F: Theory of the Universal Feigenbaum Numbers Appendix G: The Duffing Double-Well Oscillator Appendix H: Other Universal Feature for One-Dimensional Iterated Maps Appendix I: The van der Pol Oscillator Appendix J: Simple Laser Dynamics Models References Bibliography Index
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