Phase Portraits of Planar Quadratic Systems

Although some examples of phase portraits of quadratic systems can already be found in the work of Poincaré, the first paper dealing exclusively with these systems was published by Büchel in 1904. By the end of the 20th century an increasing flow of publications resulted in nearly a thousand papers...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Reyn, John
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 2007, 2007
Edition:1st ed. 2007
Series:Mathematics and Its Applications
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Although some examples of phase portraits of quadratic systems can already be found in the work of Poincaré, the first paper dealing exclusively with these systems was published by Büchel in 1904. By the end of the 20th century an increasing flow of publications resulted in nearly a thousand papers on the subject. This book attempts to give a presentation of the advance of our knowledge of phase portraits of quadratic systems, paying special attention to the historical development of the subject. The book organizes the portraits into classes, using the notions of finite and infinite multiplicity and finite and infinite index. Classifications of phase portraits for various classes are given using the well-known methods of phase plane analysis. Audience This book is intended for mathematics graduate students and researchers studying quadratic systems
Physical Description:XVI, 334 p. 144 illus online resource
ISBN:9780387352152