Encyclopedia of nonlinear science / / Alwyn Scott, editor

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910811362703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Routledge, , 2005
• ISBN: 1-135-45557-0; 1-135-45558-9; 1-280-45077-0; 9786610450770; 0-203-64741-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (1107 p.)
• Classificazione: 30.02
• Altri autori (Persone): ScottAlwyn <1931->
• Disciplina: 003/.75
• Soggetti: Nonlinear theories
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Editorial Advisory Board; List of Contributors; List of Entries; Thematic List of Entries; Entries A to Z; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In 438 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.