Group Theoretic Methods in Bifurcation Theory

D. H. Sattinger (auth.)0-387-09715-5

Table of contents :
Physical examples of bifurcation….Pages 1-17
Mathematical preliminaries….Pages 18-36
Stability and bifurcation….Pages 37-69
Bifurcation at multiple eigenvalues….Pages 70-95
Elements of group representation theory….Pages 96-150
Applications….Pages 151-199
Appendix: How to find the symmetry group of a differential equation….Pages 200-239