Dynamical Systems A Renewal Of Mechanism Contennial Of Georges David Birkhoff

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Download or read book Dynamical Systems - A Renewal Of Mechanism: Contennial Of Georges David Birkhoff written by Simon Diner and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 1986-09-01 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book commemorates the centenary of the birth of Georges David Birhoff, the father of the theory of Dynamical Systems. It consists of a volume of dedicated papers, reflecting the intellectual revolution of his work. This book is divided into four parts: Fundamental Paradigms — Chaos, Turbulence, Attractors, Bifurcations; Dynamical Systems and Microphysics; Self-Organization and Biological Dynamical Systems; Epistemology and History.

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