Overview

Chaos occurs widely in both natural and man-made systems. Recently, examples of the potential usefulness of chaotic behavior have caused growing interest among engineers and applied scientists. In this book the new mathematical ideas in nonlinear dynamics are described in such a way that engineers can apply them to real physical systems.From a review of the first edition by Prof. El Naschie, University of Cambridge: ""Small is beautiful and not only that, it is comprehensive as well. These are the spontaneous thoughts which came to my mind after browsing in this latest book by Prof. Thomas Kapitaniak, probably one of the most outstanding scientists working on engineering applications of Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos today. A more careful reading reinforced this first impression...The presentation is lucid and user friendly with theory, examples, and exercises.""

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Author:   Tomasz Kapitaniak
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   2nd rev. ed. 2000
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.520kg
ISBN:  

9783540665748

ISBN 10:   3540665749
Pages:   144
Publication Date:   15 March 2000
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Response of a Nonlinear System.- Problems.- 2. Continuous Dynamical Systems.- 2.1 Phase Space and Attractors.- 2.2 Fixed Points and Linearisation.- 2.3 Relation Between Nonlinear and Linear Systems.- 2.4 Poincaré Map.- 2.5 Lyapunov Exponents and Chaos.- 2.6 Spectral Analysis.- 2.7 Description of Different Attractors.- 2.8 Reconstruction of Attractor from Time Series.- Problems.- 3. Discrete Dynamical Systems.- 3.1 Introductory Example.- 3.2 One-Dimensional Maps.- 3.3 Bifurcations of One-Dimensional Maps.- 3.4 One-Dimensional Maps and Higher-Dimensional Systems.- Problems.- 4. Fractals.- 4.1 The Cantor Set.- 4.2 Fractal Dimensions.- 4.3 Fractal Sets.- 4.4 Smale Horseshoe.- 4.5 Fractal Basin Boundaries.- Problems.- 5. Routes to Chaos.- 5.1 Period-Doubling.- 5.2 Quasiperiodic Route.- 5.3 Intermittency.- 5.4 Duffing’s Oscillator: Discrete Dynamics Approach.- 5.5 Condition for Chaos by Period Doubling Route.- Problems.- 6. Applications.- 6.1 Chaos in Systems with Dry Friction.- 6.2 Chaos in Chemical Reactions.- 6.3 Elastica and Spatial Chaos.- 6.4 Electronic Circuits and Chaos.- 6.5 Chaos in Model of El Nino Events.- 7. Controlling Chaos.- 7.1 Controlling Methods.- 7.2 Synchronisation of Chaos.- 7.3 Secure Communication.- 7.4 Estimation of the Largest Lyapunov Exponent Using Chaos Synchronisation.- References.

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From a review of the first edition by Prof. El Naschie, University of Cambridge: Small is beautiful and not only that, it is comprehensive as well. These are the spontaneous thoughts which came to my mind after browsing in this latest book by Prof. Thomas Kapitaniak, probably one of the most outstanding scientists working on engineering applications of Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos today. A more careful reading reinforced this first impression....The presentation is lucid and user friendly with theory, examples, and exercises.

From a review of the first edition by Prof. El Naschie, University of Cambridge: Small is beautiful and not only that, it is comprehensive as well. These are the spontaneous thoughts which came to my mind after browsing in this latest book by Prof. Thomas Kapitaniak, probably one of the most outstanding scientists working on engineering applications of Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos today. A more careful reading reinforced this first impression...The presentation is lucid and user friendly with theory, examples, and exercises.

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