Global Bifurcations and Chaos


Book Description

Global Bifurcations and Chaos: Analytical Methods is unique in the literature of chaos in that it not only defines the concept of chaos in deterministic systems, but it describes the mechanisms which give rise to chaos (i.e., homoclinic and heteroclinic motions) and derives explicit techniques whereby these mechanisms can be detected in specific systems. These techniques can be viewed as generalizations of Melnikov's method to multi-degree of freedom systems subject to slowly varying parameters and quasiperiodic excitations. A unique feature of the book is that each theorem is illustrated with drawings that enable the reader to build visual pictures of global dynamcis of the systems being described. This approach leads to an enhanced intuitive understanding of the theory.




Chaos, Bifurcations And Fractals Around Us: A Brief Introduction


Book Description

During the last twenty years, a large number of books on nonlinear chaotic dynamics in deterministic dynamical systems have appeared. These academic tomes are intended for graduate students and require a deep knowledge of comprehensive, advanced mathematics. There is a need for a book that is accessible to general readers, a book that makes it possible to get a good deal of knowledge about complex chaotic phenomena in nonlinear oscillators without deep mathematical study.Chaos, Bifurcations and Fractals Around Us: A Brief Introduction fills that gap. It is a very short monograph that, owing to geometric interpretation complete with computer color graphics, makes it easy to understand even very complex advanced concepts of chaotic dynamics. This invaluable publication is also addressed to lecturers in engineering departments who want to include selected nonlinear problems in full time courses on general mechanics, vibrations or physics so as to encourage their students to conduct further study.




Differential Equations, Bifurcations, and Chaos in Economics


Book Description

Although the application of differential equations to economics is a vast and vibrant area, the subject has not been systematically studied; it is often treated as a subsidiary part of mathematical economics textbooks. This book aims to fill that void by providing a unique blend of the theory of differential equations and their exciting applications to dynamic economics. Containing not just a comprehensive introduction to the applications of the theory of linear (and linearized) differential equations to economic analysis, the book also studies nonlinear dynamical systems, which have only been widely applied to economic analysis in recent years. It provides comprehensive coverage of the most important concepts and theorems in the theory of differential equations in a way that can be understood by any reader who has a basic knowledge of calculus and linear algebra. In addition to traditional applications of the theory to economic dynamics, the book includes many recent developments in different fields of economics.




Bifurcation and Chaos in Nonsmooth Mechanical Systems


Book Description

This book presents the theoretical frame for studying lumped nonsmooth dynamical systems: the mathematical methods are recalled, and adapted numerical methods are introduced (differential inclusions, maximal monotone operators, Filippov theory, Aizerman theory, etc.). Tools available for the analysis of classical smooth nonlinear dynamics (stability analysis, the Melnikov method, bifurcation scenarios, numerical integrators, solvers, etc.) are extended to the nonsmooth frame. Many models and applications arising from mechanical engineering, electrical circuits, material behavior and civil engineering are investigated to illustrate theoretical and computational developments.




Attractors, Bifurcations, & Chaos


Book Description

Attractors, Bifurcations, & Chaos - now in its second edition - begins with an introduction to mathematical methods in modern nonlinear dynamics and deals with differential equations. Phenomena such as bifurcations and deterministic chaos are given considerable emphasis, both in the methodological part, and in the second part, containing various applications in economics and in regional science. Coexistence of attractors and the multiplicity of development paths in nonlinear systems are central topics. The applications focus on issues such as business cycles, oligopoly, interregional trade dynamics, and economic development theory.




Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos


Book Description

This textbook is aimed at newcomers to nonlinear dynamics and chaos, especially students taking a first course in the subject. The presentation stresses analytical methods, concrete examples, and geometric intuition. The theory is developed systematically, starting with first-order differential equations and their bifurcations, followed by phase plane analysis, limit cycles and their bifurcations, and culminating with the Lorenz equations, chaos, iterated maps, period doubling, renormalization, fractals, and strange attractors.







Perspectives in Mathematical Sciences


Book Description

1. Periodic boundary problems for analytic function including automorphic functions / Haitao Cai and Jian-Ke Lu -- 2. Subharmonic bifurcations and chaos for a model of micro-cantilever in MEMS / Yushu Chen, Liangqiang Zhou and Fangqi Chen -- 3. Canonical sample spaces for random dynamical systems / Jinqiao Duan, Xingye Kan and Bjorn Schmalfuss -- 4. Epidemic propagation dynamics on complex networks / Xinchu Fu ... [et al.] -- 5. Inverse problems for equations of parabolic type / Zhibin Han, Yongzhong Huang and Ming Jian -- 6. The existence and asymptotic properties of nontrivial solutions of nonlinear (2 - q)-Laplacian type problems with linking geometric structure / Gongbao Li and Zhaofen Shen -- 7. Chaotic dynamics for the two-component Bose-Einstein condensate system / Jibin Li -- 8. Recent developments and perspectives in nonlinear dynamics / Zengrong Liu -- 9. Mathematical aspects of the cold plasma model / Thomas H. Otway -- 10. Gravitating Yang-Mills fields in all dimensions / Eugen Radu and D. H. Tchrakian -- 11. Hamiltonian constraint and Mandelstam identities over extended knot families [symbol] and [symbol] in extended loop gravity / Dan Shao, Liang Shao and Changgui Shao -- 12. Lattice Boltzmann simulation of nonlinear Schrödinger equation with variable coefficients / Baochang Shi -- 13. Exponential stability of nonlocal time-delayed burgers equation / Yanbin Tang -- 14. Bifurcation analysis of the Swift-Hohenberg equation with quintic nonlinearity and Neumann boundary condition / Qingkun Xiao and Hongjun Gao -- 15. A new GL method for mathematical and physical problems / Ganquan Xie and Jianhua Li -- 16. Harmonically representing topological classes / Yisong Yang.




Nonlinear Oscillations, Dynamical Systems, and Bifurcations of Vector Fields


Book Description

An application of the techniques of dynamical systems and bifurcation theories to the study of nonlinear oscillations. Taking their cue from Poincare, the authors stress the geometrical and topological properties of solutions of differential equations and iterated maps. Numerous exercises, some of which require nontrivial algebraic manipulations and computer work, convey the important analytical underpinnings of problems in dynamical systems and help readers develop an intuitive feel for the properties involved.




Stability, Instability and Chaos


Book Description

An introduction to nonlinear differential equations which equips undergraduate students with the know-how to appreciate stability theory and bifurcation.