Nonlinear Dynamics Av Peter B. Kahn

The goal of this Third Edition is the same as previous editions: to provide a good foundation - and a joyful experience! - for anyone who'd like to learn about nonlinear dynamics and chaos from an applied perspective.

<P>This textbook is aimed at newcomers to nonlinear dynamics and chaos, especially students taking a first course in the subject. The presentation stresses analytical methods, concrete examples, and geometric intuition. The theory is developed systematically,...

<p>Part I Introduction.- Dynamical Systems.- Non-Chaotic Continuous Dynamics.- Part II Methods.- Defining and Measuring Chaos.- Bifurcations and Routes to Chaos.- Entropy and Dimension.- Delay Coordinates.- Information Across Timeseries.- Part III...

Graduate students and research workers in physics, applied mathematics, chemistry, biology and engineering will welcome these volumes as the first broad introduction to this important major field of research.