This book introduces and explores modern developments in the well established field of Hamiltonian dynamical systems. It focuses on high degree-of-freedom systems and the transitional regimes between regular and chaotic motion. The role of nonlinear normal modes is highlighted...
Hamiltonian Systems of Few Degrees of Freedom.- Equilibrium Points, Periodic Orbits and Local Stability.- Efficient Indicators of Stable and Chaotic Motion.- FPU Recurrences and the Transition from Weak to Strong Chaos.- Localization and Diffusion in Nonlinear 1-Dimensional...