An Introduction to Sequential Dynamical Systems (Universitext)

By Henning S. Mortveit and Christian Reidys

This introductory text to the class of Sequential Dynamical Systems (SDS) is the first textbook on this timely subject. SDSs are a class of discrete dynamical systems which are a significant generalization of cellular automata and provide a new general theory of discrete computer simulations. Driven by numerous examples and thought-provoking problems throughout, the presentation offers good foundational material on finite discrete dynamical systems, which then leads systematically to an introduction of SDS.

Starting from a broad range of topics on structure theory, thereafter SDS relations to graph theory, classical dynamical systems as well as SDS applications in computer science are explored. This is a versatile interdisciplinary textbook relevant to applied mathematicians and computer scientists alike.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387306544
• ISBN13: 9780387306544
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 9.3"