Nonlinear Dynamics, Chaotic and Complex Systems

副标题: Proceedings of an International Conference Held in Zakopane, Poland, November 7-12 1995, Plenary Invited Lectures

ISBN: 9780521582018

出版社: Cambridge University Press

出版年: 1997-07-13

页数: 350

定价: USD 150.00

装帧: Hardcover

内容简介

The physics and mathematics of nonlinear dynamics and chaotic and complex systems constitute some of the most fascinating developments of late twentieth-century science. It turns out that chaotic behaviour can be understood, and even utilized, to a far greater degree than had been suspected. Surprisingly, universal constants have been discovered. The implications have changed our understanding of important phenomena in physics, biology, chemistry, economics, medicine and numerous other fields of human endeavour. In this book, two dozen scientists and mathematicians who were deeply involved in the 'nonlinear revolution' cover most of the basic aspects of the field. The book is divided into five parts: dynamical systems, bifurcation theory and chaos; spatially extended systems; dynamical chaos, quantum physics and the foundations of statistical mechanics; evolutionary and cognitive systems; and complex systems as an interface between the sciences.