Dynamical Systems V: Bifurcation Theory and Catastrophe Theory

by V.S. Afrajmovich, Leonid P. Shilnikov, Yu S. Il'yashenko, et al.

Book Overview

Bifurcation theory and catastrophe theory are two well-known areas within the field of dynamical systems. Both are studies of smooth systems, focusing on properties that seem to be manifestly non-smooth. Bifurcation theory is concerned with the sudden changes that occur in a system when one or more parameters are varied. Examples of such are familiar to students of differential equations, from phase portraits. Understanding the bifurcations of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3540653791
• ISBN13: 9783540653790
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.3"