Response and Stability: An Introduction to the Physical Theory - Brossura

Pippard, A

 
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This book is concerned with the response of systems in equilibrium to perturbing forces, and the general theory underlying their behaviour.

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Descrizione del libro

This book is concerned with the response of systems in equilibrium to perturbing forces, and the general theory underlying their behaviour. It is Professor Pippard's belief that all practising physicists and engineers should be aware of the disconcerting possibility of real systems to behave unpredictably and this book is intended to encourage the spread of such an awareness.

Contenuti

Preface; 1. The harmonic oscillator; 2. Generalized linear systems and stability criteria; 3. Response of linear systems; 4. Periodically driven non-linear systems; 5. Elementary types of catastrophe; 6. Phase transitions; 7. Broken symmetry.

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9780521266734: Response and Stability: An Introduction to the Physical Theory

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ISBN 10:  0521266734 ISBN 13:  9780521266734
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1985
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