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Regular and Chaotic Motions in Dynamic Systems (Softcover Reprint of the Original 1st 1985)

Regular and Chaotic Motions in Dynamic Systems

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"Regular and Chaotic Motions in Dynamic Systems" by A. S. Wightman is a mathematics book and learning resource focused on Dynamics. Best for teachers, students, and readers looking for stronger mathematical understanding.

The fifth International School ~ Mathematical Physics was held at the Ettore Majorana Centro della Culture Scientifica, Erice, Sicily, 2 to 14 July 1983. The present volume collects lecture notes on the session which was devoted to'Regular and Chaotic Motions in Dynamlcal Systems. The School was a NATO Advanced Study Institute sponsored by the Italian Ministry of Public Education, the Italian Ministry of Scientific and Technological Research and the Regional Sicilian Government. Many of the fundamental problems of this subject go back to Poincare and have been recognized in recent years as being of basic importance in a variety of physical contexts: stability of orbits in accelerators, and in plasma and galactic dynamics, occurrence of chaotic motions in the excitations of solids, etc. This period of intense interest on the part of physicists followed nearly a half a century of neglect in which research in the subject was almost entirely carried out by mathematicians. It is an in dication of the difficulty of some of the problems involved that even after a century we do not have anything like a satisfactory solution.

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Best For: Students and researchers in physics and applied mathematics focusing on dynamical systems.
Focus: The study of regular and chaotic motions within dynamical systems, emphasizing mathematical and computational approaches.
Covers: Lecture notes from the 1983 International School of Mathematical Physics session on dynamical systems, including theoretical foundations and examples of regular and chaotic behavior.
Why It Matters: Understanding the transition between regular and chaotic motions is essential for analyzing complex physical systems and contributes to advancements in mathematical physics and mechanics.

"Regular and Chaotic Motions in Dynamic Systems" by A. S. Wightman is a mathematics book and learning resource focused on Dynamics. Best for teachers, students, and readers looking for stronger mathematical understanding.

Topic: Dynamics

Author: A. S. Wightman

Who this is for:

  • Teachers and classroom instructors
  • Students building subject mastery
  • Readers looking for practical learning support

Why this book matters: It stands out as a practical math resource that helps explain concepts, strengthen problem-solving, and support classroom or independent learning.

The fifth International School ~ Mathematical Physics was held at the Ettore Majorana Centro della Culture Scientifica, Erice, Sicily, 2 to 14 July 1983. The present volume collects lecture notes on the session which was devoted to'Regular and Chaotic Motions in Dynamlcal Systems. The School was a NATO Advanced Study Institute sponsored by the Italian Ministry of Public Education, the Italian Ministry of Scientific and Technological Research and the Regional Sicilian Government. Many of the fundamental problems of this subject go back to Poincare and have been recognized in recent years as being of basic importance in a variety of physical contexts: stability of orbits in accelerators, and in plasma and galactic dynamics, occurrence of chaotic motions in the excitations of solids, etc. This period of intense interest on the part of physicists followed nearly a half a century of neglect in which research in the subject was almost entirely carried out by mathematicians. It is an in dication of the difficulty of some of the problems involved that even after a century we do not have anything like a satisfactory solution.

AuthorA. S. Wightman
PublisherSpringer
Published2013-04-30
ISBN-139781468412239
BindingPaperback
Pages310
LanguageEnglish
SubjectsScience
TopicDynamics
SeriesNATO Science Series B:

Format: Paperback

Length: 310 pages

Language: English

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