An outstanding selection of executable programs with introductory texts to chaos theory and its simulation. Students in physics, mathematics, and engineering will find a thorough introduction to fundamentals and applications in this field, backed by many numerical experiments and suggestions for further studies.
Ten executable programs and numerous examples are included on two 3 1/2" MS-DOS diskettes.
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Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
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Maße
Höhe: 23.5 cm
Breite: 15.5 cm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-3-540-57457-6 (9783540574576)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-662-02991-6
Schweitzer Klassifikation
1. Overview and Basic Concepts.- 2. Nonlinear Dynamics and Deterministic Chaos.- 3. Billiard Systems.- 4. Gravitational Billiards: The Wedge.- 5. The Double Pendulum.- 6. Chaotic Scattering.- 7. Fermi Acceleration.- 8. The Duffing Oscillator.- 9. Feigenbaum Scenario.- 10. Nonlinear Electronic Circuits.- 11. Mandelbrot and Julia Sets.- 12. Ordinary Differential Equations.- A. System Requirements and Program Installation.- A.1 System Requirements.- A.2 Installing the Programs.- A.3 Programs and Files.- B. General Remarks on Using the Programs.- B.1 Mask Menus.- B.2 The File-Select Box.- B.3 Input of Mathematical Expression.- B.4 Selection of Points or Areas in Graphics.
