Introduction to Chaos and Coherence

by Jan Froyland

Overview

This book provides an introduction to the theory of chaotic systems and demonstrates how chaos and coherence are interwoven in some of the models exhibiting deterministic chaos. It is based on the lecture notes for a short course in dynamical systems theory given at the University of Oslo.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781351437172
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	01/26/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	130
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Jan Froyland

Table of Contents

Preface. Introduction. Fractals: A cantor set. The Koch triadic island. Fractal dimensions. The logistic map: The linear map. The fixed points and their stability. Period two. The period doubling route to chaos. Feigenbaum's constants. Chaos and strange attractors. The critical point and its iterates. Self similarity, scaling and univerality. Reversed bifurcations. Crisis. Lyapunov exponents. Dimensions of attractors. Tangent bifurcations and intermittency. Exact results at ^D*l = 1. Poincar D'e maps and return maps. The circle map: The fixed points. Circle maps near K = 0. Arnol'd tongues. The critical value K = 1. Period two, bimodality, superstability and swallow tails. Where can there be chaos? Higher dimensional maps: Linear maps in higher dimensions. Manifolds. Homoclinic and hetroclinic points. Lyapunov exponents in higher dimensional maps. The Kaplan-Yorke conjecture. The Hopf bifurcation. Dissipative maps in higher dimensions: The Henon map. The complex logistic map. Two dimensional coupled logistic map. Conservative maps: The twist map. The KAM theorem. The rings of Saturn. Cellular automata. Ordinary differential equations: Fixed points. Linear stability analysis. Homoclinic and hetroclinic orbits. Lyapunov exponents for flows. Hopf bifurcations for flows. The Lorenz model. Time series analysis: Fractal dimension from a time series. Autoregressive models. Rescaled range analysis. The global temperature - an example. Appendices. Further reading. Index.

Editorial Reviews

"A grand book for a course aimed at mathematicians, physicists, or engineers … the whole sweep of nonlinear dynamics, from chaos to cellular automata … an exciting little book."

-New Scientist

"… a wonderful book. The book serves as an excellent introduction in the field for the beginners. The reading of this book will be fruitful for all scientists and engineers stimulating them to understand the surrounding nature. The book is a valuable acquisition for any academic or technical library."

-Memoirs of the Scientific Sections, Seria IV

From the Publisher

Taken from lecture notes for a short course in dynamical systems theory, this text is a brief overview of many subjects, rather than treating any particular one in depth. Chapters include: fractals; the logistic map; higher dimensional maps; dissipative maps in higher dimensions; the Lorenz model; time series analysis; and the Lyapunov exponents algorithm. Includes four pages of color plates. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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