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- Second edition of a book that has stood its ground and proved its worth over the years
- Strong middle ground between elementary undergraduate texts on the one hand and advance level monographs on the other
- Presentation of original developments
- Thorough discussion of the application of fractals to turbulence in fluids
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Fluid Mechanics and Its Applications (FMIA, volume 103)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book starts with a discussion of nonlinear ordinary differential equations, bifurcation theory and Hamiltonian dynamics. It then embarks on a systematic discussion of the traditional topics of modern nonlinear dynamics  -- integrable systems, Poincaré maps, chaos, fractals and strange attractors. The Baker’s transformation, the logistic map and Lorenz system are discussed in detail in view of their central place in the subject. There is a detailed discussion of solitons centered around the Korteweg-deVries equation in view of its central place in integrable systems. Then, there is a discussion of the Painlevé property of nonlinear differential equations which seems to provide a test of integrability. Finally, there is a detailed discussion of the application of fractals and multi-fractals to fully-developed turbulence -- a problem whose understanding has been considerably enriched by the application of the concepts and methods of modern nonlinear dynamics. On the application side, there is a special emphasis on some aspects of fluid dynamics and plasma physics reflecting the author’s involvement in these areas of physics. A few exercises have been provided that range from simple applications to occasional considerable extension of the theory. Finally, the list of references given at the end of the book contains primarily books and papers used in developing the lecture material this volume is based on.Â
This book has grown out of the author’s lecture notes for an interdisciplinary graduate-level course on nonlinear dynamics. The basic concepts, language and results of nonlinear dynamical systems are described in a clear and coherent way. In order to allow for an interdisciplinary readership, an informal style has been adopted and the mathematical formalism has been kept to a minimum.
This book is addressed to first-year graduate students in applied mathematics, physics, and engineering, and is useful also to any theoreticallyinclined researcher in the physical sciences and engineering.
This second edition constitutes an extensive rewrite of the text involving refinement and enhancement of the clarity and precision, updating and amplification of several sections, addition of new material like theory of nonlinear differential equations, solitons, Lagrangian chaos in fluids, and critical phenomena perspectives on the fluid turbulence problem and many new exercises.
Authors and Affiliations
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University of Central Florida Dept. Mathematics, Orlando, USA
Bhimsen K. Shivamoggi
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaotic Phenomena: An Introduction
Authors: Bhimsen K. Shivamoggi
Series Title: Fluid Mechanics and Its Applications
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7094-2
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-7093-5Published: 27 May 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-017-7711-7Published: 27 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-7094-2Published: 14 May 2014
Series ISSN: 0926-5112
Series E-ISSN: 2215-0056
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XXVII, 375
Number of Illustrations: 122 b/w illustrations
Topics: Mechanical Engineering, Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control, Engineering Fluid Dynamics