Chaotic Dynamics: An Introduction

Baker, Gregory L.; Gollub, Jerry P.

ISBN 10: 0521476852 / ISBN 13: 9780521476850

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1996

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Second 1996 edition softcover in excellent condition: unmarked, slight exterior wear. 256 pages, with graphs and equations. [1.2 lbs].

Seller Inventory # 064885

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Chaotic Dynamics: An Introduction
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521476852
• ISBN 13: 9780521476850
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Physics

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Synopsis

The previous edition of this text was the first to provide a quantitative introduction to chaos and nonlinear dynamics at the undergraduate level. It was widely praised for the clarity of writing and for the unique and effective way in which the authors presented the basic ideas. These same qualities characterize this revised and expanded second edition. Interest in chaotic dynamics has grown explosively in recent years. Applications to practically every scientific field have had a far-reaching impact. As in the first edition, the authors present all the main features of chaotic dynamics using the damped, driven pendulum as the primary model. This second edition includes additional material on the analysis and characterization of chaotic data, and applications of chaos. This new edition of Chaotic Dynamics can be used as a text for courses on chaos for physics and engineering students at the second- and third-year level.

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This new edition of Chaotic Dynamics can be used as a text for a unit on chaos for physics and engineering students at the second- and third-year level. Such a unit would fit very well into modern physics and classical mechanics courses.