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Nonlinear physics : from the pendulum to turbulence and chaos

Title
Nonlinear physics : from the pendulum to turbulence and chaos / by R.Z. Sagdeev, D.A. Usikov, G.M. Zaslavsky ; translated from the Russian by Igor R. Sagdeev.
Author
Sagdeev, R. Z.
Publication
Chur, Switzerland ; New York : Harwood Academic Publishers, ©1988.

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Additional Authors
  • Usikov, Daniėlʹ Alekseevich.
  • Zaslavsky, George M.
Description
xxiii, 675 pages, [18] pages of color plates : illustrations; 24 cm
Series Statement
Contemporary concepts in physics, 0272-2488 ; v. 4
Uniform Title
Contemporary concepts in physics ; v. 4.
Subject
  • Nonlinear theories
  • Mathematical physics
  • Chaotic behavior in systems
  • Chaotic behavior in systems
  • Mathematical physics
  • Nonlinear theories
  • Chaostheorie
  • Nichtlineare Dynamik
  • Nichtlineares System
  • Chaos déterministe
  • Théories non linéaires
  • Physique mathématique
  • Physique
Note
  • System requirements for disks: IBM PC XT/AT; DOS 2.0 and above with color card.
  • Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. 653-665.
Contents
vol. 4. pt. I. Particles. The elements of dynamics -- Approximate methods -- Special methods -- Ergodic theory and chaos -- Chaos in detail -- Elements of kinetics -- Fractal properties of chaos -- pt. II. Waves. Nonlinear stationary waves -- Hamiltonian description of waves -- Chaos in wave fields -- Strong turbulence -- Exactly integrable wave equations -- pt. III. Examples. Motion of particles in wave fields -- Billiards -- Nonlinear optics -- Structural properties of one-dimensional chains -- Perturbations in Kepler's problem -- pt. IV. Numerical simulation. A. Nonlinear physics in colour -- B. Diskettes -- C. The ATRS program.
ISBN
  • 3718648288
  • 9783718648283
  • 3718648296
  • 9783718648290
  • 371864830X
  • 9783718648306
  • 9782881246838
  • 2881246834
  • 9782881246821
  • 2881246826
  • 9782881246609
  • 2881246605
  • 9782881246531
  • 2881246532
  • 9782881246814
  • 2881246818
  • 2881246818 (canceled/invalid)
  • 2881246532 (canceled/invalid)
  • 2881246605 (canceled/invalid)
  • 2881246826 (canceled/invalid)
  • 2881246834 (canceled/invalid)
  • 0371864830 (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
88004769
OCLC
  • ocm17621445
  • 17621445
  • SCSB-1743367
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library