Celestial encounters : the origins of chaos and stability /

Celestial Encounters is for anyone who has ever wondered about the foundations of chaos. In 1888, the 34-year-old Henri Poincare submitted a paper that was to change the course of science, but not before it underwent significant changes itself. "The Three-Body Problem and the Equations of Dynam...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Diacu, Florin, 1959-2018
Other Authors: Holmes, Philip, 1945-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1996.
Subjects:
Many-body problem.
Chaotic behavior in systems.
Celestial mechanics.
Problème des N corps.
Chaos.
Mécanique céleste.
MATHEMATICS > Applied.
Celestial mechanics
Chaotic behavior in systems
Many-body problem
Hemelmechanica.
Veel-deeltjes-systemen.
Chaos (théorie des systèmes)
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • [ch]. 1. Great discovery: and a mistake
  • [ch]. 2. Symbolic dynamics
  • [ch]. 3. Collisions and other singularities
  • [ch]. 4. Stability
  • [ch]. 5. KAM theory.

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