An Experimental Approach to Nonlinear Dynamics & Chaos

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

ISBN 10: 0201554410 / ISBN 13: 9780201554410

Published by Addison-Wesley Longman, Don Mills, ON, Canada, 1992

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Includes Macintosh diskette in unopened pocket. Light rubbing to extremeties of spine and to tips of board corners. DJ lightly rubbed at extremeties of spine and at flap fold corners.; mah7a805.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: An Experimental Approach to Nonlinear Dynamics & Chaos
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley Longman, Don Mills, ON, Canada
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0201554410
• ISBN 13: 9780201554410
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

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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.