Synopses & Reviews
Presents the latest research of leading international groups in theoretical and applied dynamics. It starts with a general introduction to the basic concepts of nonlinear dynamics and chaos. Also includes topics on nonlinear problems of structural, mechanical, aerospace and naval engineering; topological and computer methods; cell mapping and global analysis; control of chaos; experimental studies; time series analysis and phase-space reconstruction.
Table of Contents
Partial table of contents:
Basic Concepts of Nonlinear Dynamics (J. Thompson).
EXPERIMENTS.
Transfer of Energy from High-Frequency to Low-Frequency Modes (A. Nayfeh, et al.).
IMPACT AND FRICTION.
On Approximations of Non-Smooth Functions in Bifurcation Analysis (W. Kleczka & E. Kreuzer).
CONTROL.
The Control of Chaos by a Dynamical Absorber (J. Brindley & T. Kapitaniak).
ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS.
Chaos in Railway-Vehicle Dynamics (E. Slivsgaard & H. True).
RANDOM VIBRATION.
Stochastic Resonance (M. Dykman, et al.).
MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES.
Stability Numbers for Nonlinear Systems (W. Schiehlen).
USES OF CHAOS.
Control and Use of Chaos (C. Grebogi & Y.-C.
Lai).
Appendices.
Indexes.