Order and Chaos in Nonlinear Physical Systems
This volume is concerned with the theoretical description of patterns and instabilities and their relevance to physics, chemistry, and biology. More specifically, the theme of the work is the theory of nonlinear physical systems with emphasis on the mechanisms leading to the appearance of regular pa...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer US
1988, 1988
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1988 |
| Series: | Physics of Solids and Liquids
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Chaos, Order, Patterns, Fractals—An Overview
- 2. An Introduction to the Properties of One-Dimensional Difference Equations
- 3. Spectral Transform and Solitons: How to Solve and Investigate Nonlinear Evolution Equations
- 4. Homogeneous Isothermal Oscillations and Spatiotemporal Organization in Chemical Reactions
- 5. Synergetics—From Physics to Biology
- 6. Instabilities and Chaos in Lasers: Introduction to Hyperchaos
- 7. Nonlinear Optics of Bistability and Pulse Propagation
- 8. Electron and Phonon Instabilities
- 9. Fractals in Physics: Introductory Concepts
- 10. Phase Transitions
- 11. Classical Chaos and Quantum Eigenvalues
- 12. Renormalization Description of Transitions to Chaos
- 13. Order and Chaos in Hamiltonian Systems
- 14. Elementary Symbolic Dynamics
- 15. Nonlinear Mechanical Properties
- 16. Reconstruction of Piecewise Smooth Surfaces Using Simple Analog and Hybrid Networks
- 17. The Slaving Principle of Synergetics—An Outline