Perspectives and Problems in Nonlinear Science A Celebratory Volume in Honor of Lawrence Sirovich

Lawrence Sirovich will turn seventy on March 1, 2003. Larry's academic life of over 45 years at the Courant Institute, Brown University, Rockefeller University and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine has touched many peo­ ple and several disciplines, from fluid dynamics to brain theory. His con­...

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Other Authors: Kaplan, Ehud (Editor), Marsden, Jerrold E. (Editor), Sreenivasan, Katepalli R. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer New York 2003, 2003
Edition:1st ed. 2003
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Reading Neural Encodings using Phase Space Methods
  • 2 Boolean Dynamics with Random Couplings
  • 3 Oscillatory Binary Fluid Convection in Finite Containers
  • 4 Solid Flame Waves
  • 5 Globally Coupled Oscillator Networks
  • 6 Recent Results in the Kinetic Theory of Granular Materials
  • 7 Variational Multisymplectic Formulations of Nonsmooth Continuum Mechanics
  • 8 Geometric Analysis for the Characterization of Nonstationary Time Series
  • 9 High Conductance Dynamics of the Primary Visual Cortex
  • 10 Power Law Asymptotics for Nonlinear Eigenvalue Problems
  • 11 A KdV Model for Multi-Modal Internal Wave Propagation in Confined Basins
  • 12 A Memory Model for Seasonal Variations of Temperature in Mid-Latitudes
  • 13 Simultaneously Band and Space Limited Functions in Two Dimensions and Receptive Fields of Visual Neurons
  • 14 Pseudochaos