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Chaos and Nonlinear Dynamics: An Introduction for Scientists and Engineers 2nd Edition
Author(s): Robert Hilborn (Author)
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publication Date: January 11, 2001
- Edition: 2nd
- Language: English
- Print length: 672 pages
- ISBN-10: 0198507232
- ISBN-13: 9780198507239
Book Description
This book introduces readers to the full range of current and background activity in the rapidly growing field of nonlinear dynamics. It uses a step-by-step introduction to dynamics and geometry in state space to help in understanding nonlinear dynamics and includes a thorough treatment of both differential equation models and iterated map models as well as a derivation of the famous Feigenbaum numbers. It is the only introductory book available that includes the important field of pattern formation and a survey of the controversial questions of quantum chaos. This second edition has been restructured for easier use and the extensive annotated references are updated through January 2000 and include many web sites for a number of the major nonlinear dynamics research centers. With over 200 figures and diagrams, analytic and computer exercises this book is a necessity for both the classroom and the lab.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“It was a pleasure to read and I am enthusiastically looking forward to seeing its third edition.”–Nonlinear Dynamics
About the Author
Robert C. Hilborn, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
