Geometric methods for discrete dynamical systems /
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Author / Creator: | Easton, Robert W., 1941- |
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Imprint: | New York : Oxford University Press, 1998. |
Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 157 pages) : illustrations. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Oxford engineering science series ; 50 Oxford engineering science series ; 50. |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11163661 |
Summary: | This book looks at dynamics as an iteration process where the output of a function is fed back as an input to determine the evolution of an initial state over time. The theory examines errors which arise from round-off in numerical simulations, from the inexactness of mathematical models usedto describe physical processes, and from the effects of external controls. The author provides an introduction accessible to beginning graduate students and emphasizing geometric aspects of the theory. Conley's ideas about rough orbits and chain-recurrence play a central role in the treatment. Thebook will be a useful reference for mathematicians, scientists, and engineers studying this field, and an ideal text for graduate courses in dynamical systems. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 157 pages) : illustrations. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 152-154) and index. |
ISBN: | 1423735234 9781423735236 1601299494 9781601299499 9780195085457 0195085450 |