Chaos, Dynamics, and Fractals: An Algorithmic Approach to Deterministic Chaos

by Joseph L. McCauley

This book develops deterministic chaos and fractals from the standpoint of iterated maps, but the method of analysis and choice of emphasis make it very different from all other books in the field. It is written to provide the reader with an introduction to more recent developments, such as weak universality, multifractals, and shadowing, as well as to older subjects such as universal critical exponents, devil's staircases, and the Farey tree. Throughout...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521467470
• ISBN13: 9780521467476
• Release Date: June 1994
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"