Introduction to applied nonlinear dynamical systems and chaos
By: Stephen Wiggins.
Series: Texts in applied mathematics ;; 2
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published: 1990
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 672
Subjects: Differentiable dynamical systems; Nonlinear theories; Chaotic behavior in systems
Description: This significant volume is intended for advanced undergraduate or first year graduate students as an introduction to applied nonlinear dynamics and chaos. The author has placed emphasis on teaching the techniques and ideas which will enable students to take specific dynamical systems and obtain some quantitative information about the behavior of these systems. He has included the basic core material that is necessary for higher levels of study and research. Thus, people who do not necessarily have an extensive mathematical background, such as students in engineering, physics, chemistry and biology, will find this text as useful as students of mathematics. Overall, this will be a text that should be required for all students entering this field.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [651]-666) and index.