Introduction to Nonlinear Science

Introduction to Nonlinear Science
Author: G. Nicolis
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 274
Release: 1995-06-22
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9780521467827

The aim of this book is to develop a unified approach to nonlinear science, which does justice to its multiple facets and to the diversity and richness of the concepts and tools developed in this field over the years. Nonlinear science emerged in its present form following a series of closely related and decisive analytic, numerical and experimental developments that took place over the past three decades. It appeals to an extremely large variety of subject areas, but, at the same time, introduces into science a new way of thinking based on a subtle interplay between qualitative and quantitative techniques, topological and metric considerations and deterministic and statistical views. Special effort has been made throughout the book to illustrate both the development of the subject and the mathematical techniques, by reference to simple models. Each chapter concludes with a set of problems. This book will be of great value to graduate students in physics, applied mathematics, chemistry, engineering and biology taking courses in nonlinear science and its applications.

Encyclopedia of Nonlinear Science

Encyclopedia of Nonlinear Science
Author: Alwyn Scott
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 1107
Release: 2006-05-17
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1135455589

In 438 alphabetically-arranged essays, this work provides a useful overview of the core mathematical background for nonlinear science, as well as its applications to key problems in ecology and biological systems, chemical reaction-diffusion problems, geophysics, economics, electrical and mechanical oscillations in engineering systems, lasers and nonlinear optics, fluid mechanics and turbulence, and condensed matter physics, among others.

Nonlinear Phenomena in Physics and Biology

Nonlinear Phenomena in Physics and Biology
Author: Richard H. Enns
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 609
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 146844106X

The Advanced Study Institute (ASI) on Nonlinear Phenomena-in Physics and Biology was held at the Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada, from 17 - 29 August, 1980. The Institute was made possible through funding by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (who sup plied the major portion of the financial aid), the National Research and Engineering Council of Canada, and Simon Fraser University. The availability of the Banff Centre was made possible through the co sponsorship (with NATO) of the ASI by the Canadian Association of Physicists. 12 invited lecturers and 82 other participants attended the Institute. Except for two lectures on nonlinear waves by Norman Zabusky, which were omitted because it was felt that they already had been exhaustively treated in the available literature, this volume contains the entire text of the invited lectures. In addition, short reports on some of the contributed talks have also been included. The rationale for the ASI and this resulting volume was that many of the hardest problems and most interesting phenomena being studied by scientists today ar.e nonlinear in nature. The nonlinear models involved often span several different disciplines, °a simple example being the Volterra-type model in population dynamics which has its analogue in nonlinear optics and plasma physics (the 3-wave problem), in the discussion of the social behavior of animals, and in biological competition and selection at the molecular level.

Nonlinear Science

Nonlinear Science
Author: Alwyn Scott
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 504
Release: 1999
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN:

Problems and summaries after each chapter

Nonlinear Physics with Mathematica for Scientists and Engineers

Nonlinear Physics with Mathematica for Scientists and Engineers
Author: Richard H. Enns
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 720
Release: 2001-06-26
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9780817642235

Nonlinear physics continues to be an area of dynamic modern research, with applications to physics, engineering, chemistry, mathematics, computer science, biology, medicine and economics. In this text extensive use is made of the Mathematica computer algebra system. No prior knowledge of Mathematica or programming is assumed. This book includes 33 experimental activities that are designed to deepen and broaden the reader's understanding of nonlinear physics. These activities are correlated with Part I, the theoretical framework of the text.

Nonlinear PDEs

Nonlinear PDEs
Author: Marius Ghergu
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2011-10-21
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 3642226647

The emphasis throughout the present volume is on the practical application of theoretical mathematical models helping to unravel the underlying mechanisms involved in processes from mathematical physics and biosciences. It has been conceived as a unique collection of abstract methods dealing especially with nonlinear partial differential equations (either stationary or evolutionary) that are applied to understand concrete processes involving some important applications related to phenomena such as: boundary layer phenomena for viscous fluids, population dynamics,, dead core phenomena, etc. It addresses researchers and post-graduate students working at the interplay between mathematics and other fields of science and technology and is a comprehensive introduction to the theory of nonlinear partial differential equations and its main principles also presents their real-life applications in various contexts: mathematical physics, chemistry, mathematical biology, and population genetics. Based on the authors' original work, this volume provides an overview of the field, with examples suitable for researchers but also for graduate students entering research. The method of presentation appeals to readers with diverse backgrounds in partial differential equations and functional analysis. Each chapter includes detailed heuristic arguments, providing thorough motivation for the material developed later in the text. The content demonstrates in a firm way that partial differential equations can be used to address a large variety of phenomena occurring in and influencing our daily lives. The extensive reference list and index make this book a valuable resource for researchers working in a variety of fields and who are interested in phenomena modeled by nonlinear partial differential equations.​

Nonlinear Dynamics, Mathematical Biology, And Social Science

Nonlinear Dynamics, Mathematical Biology, And Social Science
Author: Joshua M. Epstein
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2018-03-08
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0429973039

This book is based on a series of lectures on mathematical biology, the essential dynamics of complex and crucially important social systems, and the unifying power of mathematics and nonlinear dynamical systems theory.

Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos

Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos
Author: Steven H. Strogatz
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 532
Release: 2018-05-04
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0429961111

This textbook is aimed at newcomers to nonlinear dynamics and chaos, especially students taking a first course in the subject. The presentation stresses analytical methods, concrete examples, and geometric intuition. The theory is developed systematically, starting with first-order differential equations and their bifurcations, followed by phase plane analysis, limit cycles and their bifurcations, and culminating with the Lorenz equations, chaos, iterated maps, period doubling, renormalization, fractals, and strange attractors.

Eigenvalues of Non-Linear Problems

Eigenvalues of Non-Linear Problems
Author: G. Prodi
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2011-06-02
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 3642109403

H. Amann: Nonlinear eigenvalue problems in ordered Banach spaces.- P.C. Fife: Branching phenomena in fluid dynamics and chemical reaction-diffusion theory.- W. Klingenberg: The theory of closed geodesics.- P. Rabinowitz: Variational methods for nonlinear eigenvalue problems.- M. Reeken: Existence of solutions to the Hartree-Fock equations.- R. Turner: Positive solutions of nonlinear eigenvalue problems.