
Randomness and Recurrence in Dynamical Systems
A Real Analysis Approach
Rodney Nillsen(Author)
Mathematical Association of America (Publisher)
Published on 30. December 2010
Book
Hardback
357 pages
978-0-88385-043-5 (ISBN)
Description
Randomness and Recurrence in Dynamical Systems aims to bridge a gap between undergraduate teaching and the research level in mathematical analysis. It makes ideas on averaging, randomness, and recurrence, which traditionally require measure theory, accessible at the undergraduate and lower graduate level. The author develops new techniques of proof and adapts known proofs to make the material accessible to students with only a background in elementary real analysis. Over 60 figures are used to explain proofs, provide alternative viewpoints and elaborate on the main text. The book explains further developments in terms of measure theory. The results are presented in the context of dynamical systems, and the quantitative results are related to the underlying qualitative phenomena - chaos, randomness, recurrence and order. The final part of the book introduces and motivates measure theory and the notion of a measurable set, and describes the relationship of Birkhoff's Individual Ergodic Theorem to the preceding ideas. Developments in other dynamical systems are indicated, in particular L vy's result on the frequency of occurence of a given digit in the partial fractions expansion of a number.
Reviews / Votes
The book is very well written and the author clearly motivates all definitions and theorems. Excellent illustrations throughout help cement the reader's understanding of the material and proofs are given in full detail. Great attention was paid in the writing and editing of this book, as I have not come across any typos." - Peter Rabinovitch, MAA Online ReviewsMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Washington DC
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 215 mm
Width: 143 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
540 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-88385-043-5 (9780883850435)
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Content
Foreword
Preface
1. Background Ideas and Knowledge
2. Irrational Numbers and Dynamical Systems
3. Probability and Randomness
4. Recurrence
5. Averaging in Time and Space
Index of Subjects
Index of Symbols
About the Author
Preface
1. Background Ideas and Knowledge
2. Irrational Numbers and Dynamical Systems
3. Probability and Randomness
4. Recurrence
5. Averaging in Time and Space
Index of Subjects
Index of Symbols
About the Author