Nonlinear Dynamics And Chaos (Studies in Nonlinearity) - Hardcover

Tufillaro, Nicholas B.; Abbott, Tyler; Reilly, Jeremiah

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0201554410 ISBN 13: 9780201554410

Publisher: Basic Books, 1992

Synopsis

This essential handbook provides the theoretical and experimental tools necessary to begin researching the nonlinear behavior of mechanical, electrical, optical, and other systems. The book describes several nonlinear systems which are realized by desktop experiments, such as an apparatus showing chaotic string vibrations, an LRC circuit displaying strange scrolling patterns, and a bouncing ball machine illustrating the period doubling route to chaos. Fractal measures, periodic orbit extraction, and symbolic analysis are applied to unravel the chaotic motions of these systems. The simplicity of the examples makes this an excellent book for undergraduate and graduate-level physics and mathematics courses, new courses in dynamical systems, and experimental laboratories.

About this edition

• Publisher: Basic Books
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0201554410
• ISBN 13: 9780201554410
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 448