This book presents elements of the theory of chaos in dynamical systems in a framework of theoretical understanding coupled with numerical and graphical experimentation. It describes the theory of fractals, focusing on the importance of scaling and ordinary differential equations.
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This book presents elements of the theory of chaos in dynamical systems in a framework of theoretical understanding coupled with numerical and graphical experimentation. It describes the theory of fractals, focusing on the importance of scaling and ordinary differential equations.
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Preface -- Introduction -- Orbits of One-Dimensional Systems -- Bufurcation in One-dimensional Systems -- Two-Dimensional Systems -- Fractals -- Non-Linear Oscillations -- Chaos for Java Software -- Discrete Fourier Transform -- Variational Equations -- List of Maps and Differential Equations
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780813341279
Publisert
2003-10-10
Utgiver
Vendor
Westview Press Inc
Vekt
453 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
256

Forfatter

Om bidragsyterne

Brian Davies is a Professor of Mathematics at the Australian National University in Canberra, ACT. His research interests include exactly integrable non-linear quantum systems, lattice statistical mechanics, non-linear dynamical systems and chaos, and the use of computers in teaching. He has been a visiting fellow at Oxford University, Bristol University, and the Free University (Berlin). He has published many articles in his field.