Predictability of Complex Dynamical Systems

This is a book book for researchers and practitioners interested in modeling, prediction and forecasting of natural systems based on nonlinear dynamics. It is a practical guide to data analysis and to the development of algorithms, especially for complex systems. Topics such as the characterization...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Kravtsov, Yurii A. (Editor), Kadtke, James B. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1996, 1996
Edition:1st ed. 1996
Series:Springer Series in Synergetics
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Time Series Analysis: The Search for Determinism
  • Method to Discriminate Against Determinism in Time Series Data
  • Observing and Predicting Chaotic Signals: Is 2% Noise Too Much?
  • A Discriminant Procedure for the Solution of Inverse Problems for Non-stationary Systems
  • Classifying Complex, Deterministic Signals
  • 3 Dynamical Modeling and Forecasting Algorithms
  • Strategy and Algorithms of Dynamical Forecasting
  • Parsimony in Dynamical Modeling
  • The Bifurcation Paradox: The Final State Is Predictable If the Transition Is Fast Enough
  • 4 Prediction of Biological Systems
  • Models and Predictability of Biological Systems
  • Limits of Predictability for Biospheric Processes
  • 5 Analysis and Forecasting of Financial Data
  • The Application of Wave Form Dictionaries to Stock Market Index Data
  • 6 Socio-Political and Global Problems
  • Messy Futures and Global Brains