Universality in Chaos - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0852742592 ISBN 13 : 9780852742594

Editeur : Institute of Physics Publishing, 1989

Synopsis

This book presents developments in the study of the chaotic behaviour of deterministic systems. It concentrates on the universal aspects of chaotic motions: those qualitative and quantitative predictions which apply to large classes of physical systems. The selection can be divided into roughly four parts. The first part offers a general introduction to deterministic chaos and universality. The second part presents some of the experimental evidence for universality in transitions to turbulence. The third part concentrates on the theoretical investigations of the universality of ideas, and the last part gives a glimpse of the further developments stimulated by the success of the one-dimensional universality theory.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Nature provides many examples of physical systems that are described by deterministic equations of motion, but that nevertheless exhibit nonpredictable behavior. The detailed description of turbulent motions remains perhaps the outstanding unsolved problem of classical physics. In recent years, however, a new theory has been formulated that succeeds in making quantitative predictions describing certain transitions to turbulence. Its significance lies in its possible application to large classes (often very dissimilar) of nonlinear systems.

Since the publication of Universality in Chaos in 1984, progress has continued to be made in our understanding of nonlinear dynamical systems and chaos. This second edition extends the collection of articles to cover recent developments in the field, including the use of statistical mechanics techniques in the study of strange sets arising in dynamics. It concentrates on the universal aspects of chaotic motions, the qualitative and quantitative predictions that apply to large classes of physical systems. Much like the previous edition, this book will be an indispensable reference for researchers and graduate students interested in chaotic dynamics in the physical, biological, and mathematical sciences as well as engineering.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Institute of Physics Publishing
• Date d'édition: 1989
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0852742592
• ISBN 13: 9780852742594
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 648
• Éditeur: Cvitanovic Predrag
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible