Nonlinear dynamics : a primer / Alfredo Medio, Marji Lines.

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TextLanguage: English Publication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.Description: xiii, 300 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:

0521551862
0521558743
9780521558747

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515.352 21 MED

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Contents:

Statics and dynamics : some elementary concepts -- Review of linear systems -- Stability of fixed points -- Invariant and attracting sets, periodic and quasiperiodic orbits -- Local bifurcations -- Chaotic sets and chaotic attractors -- Characteristic exponents, fractals, homoclinic orbits -- Transition to chaos -- The ergodic approach -- Deterministic systems and stochastic processes.

Summary: A textbook on the theory of nonlinear dynamical systems for non-mathematical final-year undergraduate or graduate students, or a reference book for researchers, in the physical and social sciences. It provides a comprehensive introduction including linear systems, stability theory of nonlinear systems, bifurcation theory, chaotic dynamics.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
General Books	CUTN Central Library Sciences	Non-fiction	515.352 MED (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		40127

Statics and dynamics : some elementary concepts --
Review of linear systems --
Stability of fixed points --
Invariant and attracting sets, periodic and quasiperiodic orbits --
Local bifurcations --
Chaotic sets and chaotic attractors --
Characteristic exponents, fractals, homoclinic orbits --
Transition to chaos --
The ergodic approach --
Deterministic systems and stochastic processes.

A textbook on the theory of nonlinear dynamical systems for non-mathematical final-year undergraduate or graduate students, or a reference book for researchers, in the physical and social sciences. It provides a comprehensive introduction including linear systems, stability theory of nonlinear systems, bifurcation theory, chaotic dynamics.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-293) and index.

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