Chaos – A Program Collection for the PC

H.J. Korsch, H.-J. Jodl, H.-J./JODL, H.-J. KORSCH3540638938, 978-3-540-63893-3, 978-3-540-74866-3

Table of contents :
Preface to the Third Edition……Page 4
Preface to the First Edition……Page 5
Contents……Page 9
1 Overview and Basic Concepts……Page 14
2 Nonlinear Dynamics and Deterministic Chaos……Page 24
3 Billiard Systems……Page 60
4 Gravitational Billiards: The Wedge……Page 82
5 The Double Pendulum……Page 104
6 Chaotic Scattering……Page 127
7 Fermi Acceleration……Page 149
8 The Duffing Oscillator……Page 169
9 Feigenbaum Scenario……Page 197
10 Nonlinear Electronic Circuits……Page 223
11 Mandelbrot and Julia Sets……Page 243
12 Ordinary Differential Equations……Page 267
13 Kicked Systems……Page 313
A System Requirements and Program Installation……Page 330
B General Remarks on Using the Programs……Page 334
Glossary……Page 338
Index……Page 346