| The Symmetry Perspective: From Equilibrium to Chaos in Phase Space and Physical Space Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Golubitsky, Martin (Author), Stewart, Ian (Author) |
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ISBN: 3764321717 ISBN-13: 9783764321710 Publisher: Birkhauser OUR PRICE: $94.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2003 Annotation: Pattern formation in physical systems is one of the major research frontiers of mathematics. A central theme of this book is that many instances of pattern formation can be understood within a single framework: symmetry. This book applies symmetry methods to increasingly complex kinds of dynamic behavior: equilibria, period-doubling, time-periodic states, homoclinic and heteroclinic orbits, and chaos. Examples are drawn from both ODEs and PDEs. In each case the type of dynamical behavior being studied is motivated through applications, drawn from a wide variety of scientific disciplines ranging from theoretical physics to evolutionary biology. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Differential Equations - General - Science | Physics - Mathematical & Computational - Mathematics | Mathematical Analysis |
| Dewey: 500.201 |
| LCCN: 2003063014 |
| Series: Progress in Mathematics |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 9.42" W x 7.1" (1.44 lbs) 325 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Pattern formation in physical systems is one of the major research frontiers of mathematics. A central theme of this book is that many instances of pattern formation can be understood within a single framework: symmetry. This book applies symmetry methods to increasingly complex kinds of dynamic behavior: equilibria, period-doubling, time-periodic states, homoclinic and heteroclinic orbits, and chaos. Examples are drawn from both ODEs and PDEs. In each case the type of dynamical behavior being studied is motivated through applications, drawn from a wide variety of scientific disciplines ranging from theoretical physics to evolutionary biology. |