Encyclopedia of Nonlinear Science

Alwyn Scott1579583857, 9781579583859, 9780203647417

In 440 alphabetically-arranged essays, this work provides a useful overview of the core mathematical background for nonlinear science, as well as its applications to key problems in ecology and biological systems, chemical reaction-diffusion problems, geophysics, economics, electrical and mechanical oscillations in engineering systems, lasers and nonlinear optics, fluid mechanics and turbulence, and condensed matter physics, among others.

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Table of contents :
Book Cover……Page 1
Half Title……Page 2
Title……Page 4
Copyright……Page 5
Contents……Page 6
Introduction……Page 8
Editorial Advisory Board……Page 14
List of Contributors……Page 16
List of Entries……Page 34
Thematic List of Entries……Page 40
Entries A to Z……Page 46
Index……Page 1056