| Stability, Instability and Chaos Contributor(s): Glendinning, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521425662 ISBN-13: 9780521425667 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $92.14 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1994 Annotation: This book examines qualitative methods for nonlinear differential equations, bifurcation theory and chaos in terms suitable for advanced undergraduate and first-year postgraduate students in mathematics and physics. Starting from the idea of phase space, the structure of solutions near hyperbolic stationary points and periodic orbits in investigated. Then, after a brief discussion of perturbation methods and nonlinear oscillators, the theory of nonhyperbolic stationary points, bifurcations and chaos is described. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Differential Equations - General - Science | Chaotic Behavior In Systems |
| Dewey: 515.355 |
| LCCN: 94021451 |
| Series: Cambridge Texts in Applied Mathematics |
| Physical Information: 0.97" H x 6.1" W x 8.96" (1.28 lbs) 404 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: By providing an introduction to nonlinear differential equations, Dr. Glendinning aims to equip the student with the mathematical know-how needed to appreciate stability theory and bifurcations. His approach is readable and covers material both old and new to undergraduate courses. Included are treatments of the Poincar -Bendixson theorem, the Hopf bifurcation and chaotic systems. |