It features contributions from physics, mathematics, chemistry, biology, engineering, and other disciplines in which nonlinear phenomena play an important role. Chaos offers a unique balance of computation, theory, and experiment to reflect properly the tripartite methodology that has proved essential to the progress of nonlinear science. Special Focus issues that highlight a selected area of current interest. These issues provide a critical introduction and overview suitable for nonspecialists but also are of value to experts in the area. Lead paragraphs, targeted at the nonspecialist, that convey the context and primary results of each paper to the journal's broad, interdisciplinary audience.
Methods range from analytic calculations through computational simulations to experiments.
Quantum chaos , including periodic orbit theory, asymptotic analysis, Riemann and Selberg zeta functions, random matrix theory, energy level statistics, and the dynamics of hydrogen atoms and of electrons in nanostructures in the presence of electromagnetic fields. Coherent structures , including solitons, nonlinear partial differential equations, discrete models containing solitons, vortices, inverse spectral techniques. Pattern Formation, competition, and selection, including nonlinear, nonequilibrium systems, turbulence, nonlinear optics, chemical patterns, morphogenesis in biology, reaction-diffusion equations, coupled map lattices. Adaptive and Evolving Systems, including neural networks, genetic algorithms, and artificial life. Back Volumes Contact AIP for pricing and availability.