Quantum theory of chemical reactions

• Record Nr.: UNISA990003283250203316
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Dordrecht [etc.] : D. Reidel Publishing Company, copyr. 1980-
• Descrizione fisica: v. : graf. tab. ; 24 cm
• Disciplina: 541.2
• Soggetti: Chimica quantistica
• Collocazione: 541.2 QUA/
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia

Applied nonlinear dynamics [[electronic resource] ] : analytical, computational, and experimental methods / / Ali H. Nayfeh, Balakumar Balachandran

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910830038503321
• Autore: Nayfeh Ali Hasan <1933->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Wiley, c1995
• ISBN: 1-282-01051-4; 9786612010514; 3-527-61754-X; 3-527-61755-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (703 p.)
• Collana: Wiley series in nonlinear science
• Altri autori (Persone): BalachandranBalakumar
• Disciplina: 515.35; 621.38131
• Soggetti: Dynamics; Nonlinear theories
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "A Wiley-Interscience publication."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 589-661) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: APPLIED NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; CONTENTS; PREFACE; 1 INTRODUCTION; 1.1 DISCRETE-TIME SYSTEMS; 1.2 CONTINUOUS-TIME SYSTEMS; 1.2.1 Nonautonomous Systems; 1.2.2 Autonomous Systems; 1.2.3 Phase Portraits and Flows; 1.3 ATTRACTING SETS; 1.4 CONCEPTS OF STABILITY; 1.4.1 Lyapunov Stability; 1.4.2 Asymptotic Stability; 1.4.3 Poincaré Stability; 1.4.4 Lagrange Stability (Bounded Stability); 1.4.5 Stability Through Lyapunov Function; 1.5 ATTRACTORS; 1.6 COMMENTS; 1.7 EXERCISES; 2 EQUILIBRIUM SOLUTIONS; 2.1 CONTINUOUS-TIME SYSTEMS; 2.1.1 Linearization Near an Equilibrium Solution; 2.1.2 Classification and Stability of Equilibrium Solutions2.1.3 Eigenspaces and Invariant Manifolds; 2.1.4 Analytical Construction of Stable and Unstable Manifolds; 2.2 FIXED POINTS OF MAPS; 2.3 BIFURCATIONS OF CONTINUOUS SYSTEMS; 2.3.1 Local Bifurcations of Fixed Points; 2.3.2 Normal Forms for Bifurcations; 2.3.3 Bifurcation Diagrams and Sets; 2.3.4 Center Manifold Reduction; 2.3.5 The Lyapunov-Schmidt Method; 2.3.6 The Method of Multiple Scales; 2.3.7 Structural Stability; 2.3.8 Stability of Bifurcations to Perturbations; 2.3.9 Codimension of a Bifurcation; 2.3.10 Global Bifurcations; 2.4 BIFURCATIONS OF MAPS2.5 EXERCISES; 3 PERIODIC SOLUTIONS; 3.1 PERIODIC SOLUTIONS; 3.1.1 Autonomous Systems; 3.1.2 Nonautonomous Systems; 3.1.3 Comments; 3.2 FLOQUET THEORY; 3.2.1 Autonomous Systems; 3.2.2 Nonautonomous Systems; 3.2.3 Comments on the Monodromy Matrix; 3.2.4 Manifolds of a Periodic Solution; 3.3 POINCARÉ MAPS; 3.3.1 Nonautonomous Systems; 3.3.2 Autonomous Systems; 3.4 BIFURCATIONS; 3.4.1 Symmetry-Breaking Bifurcation; 3.4.2 Cyclic-Fold Bifurcation; 3.4.3 Period-Doubling or Flip Bifurcation; 3.4.4 Transcritical Bifurcation; 3.4.5 Secondary Hopf or Neimark Bifurcation; 3.5 ANALYTICAL CONSTRUCTIONS3.5.1 Method of Multiple Scales; 3.5.2 Center Manifold Reduction; 3.5.3 General Case; 3.6 EXERCISES; 4 QUASIPERIODIC SOLUTIONS; 4.1 POINCARÉ MAPS; 4.1.1 Winding Time and Rotation Number; 4.1.2 Second-Order Poincaré Map; 4.1.3 Comments; 4.2 CIRCLE MAP; 4.3 CONSTRUCTIONS; 4.3.1 Method of Multiple Scales; 4.3.2 Spectral Balance Method; 4.3.3 Poincaré Map Method; 4.4 STABILITY; 4.5 SYNCHRONIZATION; 4.6 EXERCISES; 5 CHAOS; 5.1 MAPS; 5.2 CONTINUOUS-TIME SYSTEMS; 5.3 PERIOD-DOUBLING SCENARIO; 5.4 INTERMITTENCY MECHANISMS; 5.4.1 Type I Intermittency; 5.4.2 Type III Intermittency5.4.3 Type II Intermittency; 5.5 QUASIPERIODIC ROUTES; 5.5.1 Ruelle-Takens Scenario; 5.5.2 Torus Breakdown; 5.5.3 Torus Doubling; 5.6 CRISES; 5.7 MELNIKOV THEORY; 5.7.1 Homoclinic Tangles; 5.7.2 Heteroclinic Tangles; 5.7.3 Numerical Prediction of Manifold Intersections; 5.7.4 Analytical Prediction of Manifold Intersections; 5.7.5 Application of Melnikov's Method; 5.7.6 Comments; 5.8 BIFURCATIONS OF HOMOCLINIC ORBITS; 5.8.1 Planar Systems; 5.8.2 Orbits Homoclinic to a Saddle; 5.8.3 Orbits Homoclinic to a Saddle Focus; 5.8.4 Comments; 5.9 EXERCISES; 6 NUMERICAL METHODS
• Sommario/riassunto: A unified and coherent treatment of analytical, computational and experimental techniques of nonlinear dynamics with numerous illustrative applications. Features a discourse on geometric concepts such as Poincar? maps. Discusses chaos, stability and bifurcation analysis for systems of differential and algebraic equations. Includes scores of examples to facilitate understanding.