Chaos and Complexity in Astrophysics - Rilegato

Regev, Oded

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0521855349 ISBN 13: 9780521855341

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2006

Riassunto

The discipline of nonlinear dynamics has developed explosively in all areas of physics. This comprehensive primer summarizes the main developments in the mathematical theory of dynamical systems, chaos, pattern formation and complexity. An introduction to mathematical concepts and techniques is given in the first part of the book, before being applied to stellar, interstellar, galactic and large scale complex phenomena in the Universe. Regev demonstrates the possible application of ideas including strange attractors, Poincaré sections, fractals, bifurcations, and complex spatial patterns, to specific astrophysical problems. This self-contained text will appeal to a broad audience of astrophysicists and astronomers who wish to understand and apply modern dynamical approaches to the problems they are working on. It provides researchers and graduate students with the investigative tools they need to fully explore chaotic and complex phenomena.

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Recensione:

Review of the hardback: 'There are countless books on dynamical systems, chaos, nonlinear dynamics, and so on, but this is the best for the all-round astrophysicist. It is not a straight-laced textbook or a how-to manual, but a good-natured guidebook to the literature. ... you will end up much better educated, learning lots of facts and insights into a wide range of topics from Liapounov indicators to the theory of turbulence. ... Without eschewing deep results, the book is as readable as a novel, and like any decent novel, deserves to be read from cover to cover ...' The Observatory

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This primer on nonlinear dynamics for researchers and graduate students of astrophysics provides the necessary investigative tools to explore chaotic and complex phenomena. Comprehensive mathematical concepts and techniques are introduced in the first part of the book, before being applied to specific astrophysical systems and problems.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0521855349
• ISBN 13: 9780521855341
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 470