Galaxies and chaos
By: G. Contopoulos, N. Voglis (eds.).
Contributors: Contopoulos, George, 1928-; Voglis, N. 1948-
Series: Lecture notes in physics -- 626.
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Berlin; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 441
Subjects: Galaxies -- Congresses; Chaotic behavior in systems -- Congresses; Dynamics -- Congresses; Nonlinear theories -- Congresses
Genres: Congresses.
Description: Galaxies and Chaos examines the application of tools developed for Nonlinear Dynamical Systems to Galactic Dynamics and Galaxy Formation, as well as to related issues in Celestial Mechanics. The contributions collected in this volume have emerged from selected presentations at a workshop on this topic and key chapters have been suitably expanded in order to be accessible to nonspecialist researchers and postgraduate students wishing to enter this exciting field of research.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.