Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos

Preface. Preface to the First Edition. Acknowledgements from the First Edition. Introduction PART I: BASIC CONCEPTS OF NONLINEAR DYNAMICS An overview of nonlinear phenomena Point attractors in autonomous systems Limit cycles in autonomous systems Periodic attractors in driven oscillators Chaotic attractors in forced oscillators Stability and bifurcations of equilibria and cycles PART II ITERATED MAPS AS DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS Stability and bifurcation of maps Chaotic behaviour of one--and two--dimensional maps PART III FLOWS, OUTSTRUCTURES AND CHAOS The Geometry of Recurrence The Lorenz system Rosslers band Geometry of bifurcations PART IV APPLICATIONS IN THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES Subharmonic resonances of an offshore structure Chaotic motions of an impacting system Escape from a potential well Appendix. Illustrated Glossary. Bibliography. Online Resource. Index.