Visions of Nonlinear Science in the 21st Century: Festschrift Dedicated to Leon O Chua on the Occasion of His 60th Birthday (World Scientific Series ... (World Scientific Nonlinear Science Series a) - Hardcover

Chen, Wai-Kai; Huertas, Jose L; Madan, Rabinder N

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 981023337X ISBN 13: 9789810233372

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company, 1999

Synopsis

Authoritative and visionary, this festschrift features 12 highly readable expositions of virtually all currently active aspects of nonlinear science. It has been painstakingly researched and written by leading scientists and eminent expositors, including L Shilnikov, R Seydel, I Prigogine, W Porod, C Mira, M Lakshmanan, W Lauterborn, A Holden, H Haken, C Grebogi, E Doedel and L Chua; each chapter addresses a current and intensively researched area of nonlinear science and chaos, including nonlinear dynamics, mathematics, numerics and technology. Handsomely produced with high resolution color graphics for enhanced readability, this book has been carefully written at a high level of exposition and is somewhat self-contained.Each chapter includes a tutorial and background information, as well as a survey of each area's main results and state of the art. Of special interest to both beginners and seasoned researchers is the identification of future trends and challenging yet tractable problems that are likely to be solved before the end of the 21st century. The visionary and provocative nature of this book makes it a valuable and lasting reference.

Edition details

• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 981023337X
• ISBN 13: 9789810233372
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 879