1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910824616503321

Autore

Nowicki Krzysztof

Titolo

Final Neolithic Crete and the southeast Aegean / / Krzysztof Nowicki

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin ; ; Boston : , : DeGruyter, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

1-61451-982-X

1-61451-037-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (508 pages)

Disciplina

939/.1801

Soggetti

Excavations (Archaeology) - Greece - Crete

Bronze age - Aegean Sea Region

Civilization, Aegean

Crete (Greece) Antiquities

Aegean Sea Region Antiquities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Geography of the south Aegean -- The Neolithic beginning -- The final Neolithic in Crete : terminology and chronology -- The final Neolithic in Crete : the sites -- The final Neolithic in Crete : material culture -- The final Neolithic/late Chalcolithic in the southeast Aegean -- Concluding remarks.

Sommario/riassunto

"This book presents an archaeological study of Crete in transition from the Neolithic to the Early Bronze Age (c. 4000 to 3000 BC) within the broader South Aegean context. The study, based on the author's own fieldwork, contains a gazetteer of over 170 sites. The material from these sites will prompt archaeologists in Greece, Turkey, and the Middle East to reconsider their understanding of the foundation of Bronze Age civilization in the Aegean"--



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910299828803321

Autore

Argyris J. H (John H.), <1916->

Titolo

An Exploration of Dynamical Systems and Chaos : Completely Revised and Enlarged Second Edition / / by John H. Argyris, Gunter Faust, Maria Haase, Rudolf Friedrich

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-662-46042-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XXII, 865 p. 400 illus., 2 illus. in color.)

Disciplina

620

Soggetti

Computational complexity

Statistical physics

System theory

Complexity

Applications of Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos Theory

Complex Systems

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

Descriptive synopsis of the text -- Mathematical introduction to dynamical systems -- Dynamical systems without dissipation -- Dynamical systems with dissipation -- Local bifurcation theory -- Convective flow: Benard problem -- Routes to chaos -- Turbulence -- Computer experiments.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is conceived as a comprehensive and detailed text-book on non-linear dynamical systems with particular emphasis on the exploration of chaotic phenomena. The self-contained introductory presentation is addressed both to those who wish to study the physics of chaotic systems and non-linear dynamics intensively as well as those who are curious to learn more about the fascinating world of chaotic phenomena. Basic concepts like Poincaré section, iterated mappings, Hamiltonian chaos and KAM theory, strange attractors, fractal dimensions, Lyapunov exponents, bifurcation theory, self-similarity and renormalisation and transitions to chaos are thoroughly explained. To facilitate comprehension, mathematical concepts and tools are



introduced in short sub-sections. The text is supported by numerous computer experiments and a multitude of graphical illustrations and colour plates emphasising the geometrical and topological characteristics of the underlying dynamics. This volume is a completely revised and enlarged second edition which comprises recently obtained research results of topical interest, and has been extended to include a new section on the basic concepts of probability theory. A completely new chapter on fully developed turbulence presents the successes of chaos theory, its limitations as well as future trends in the development of complex spatio-temporal structures. "This book will be of valuable help for my lectures" Hermann Haken, Stuttgart "This text-book should not be missing in any introductory lecture on non-linear systems and deterministic chaos" Wolfgang Kinzel, Würzburg “This well written book represents a comprehensive treatise on dynamical systems. It may serve as reference book for the whole field of nonlinear and chaotic systems and reports in a unique way on scientific developments of recent decades as well as important applications.” Joachim Peinke, Institute of Physics, Carl-von-Ossietzky University Oldenburg, Germany.