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Introduction

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Most nonlinear phenomena are models of our real-life problems. The world around us is inherently nonlinear. A vast body of scientific knowledge has developed over a long period of time, devoted to a description of natural phenomena.

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  1. Department of Mechanics and Vibrations, Politehnica University of Timisoara, Bd. Mihai Viteazu 1, 300222, Timisoara, Romania

    Vasile Marinca & Nicolae Herisanu

  2. Romanian Academy, Timisoara Branch, Center for Advanced and Fundamental Technical Research, Bd. M.Viteazu, 24, 300223, Timişoara, Romania

    Vasile Marinca & Nicolae Herisanu

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Marinca, V., Herisanu, N. (2012). Introduction. In: Nonlinear Dynamical Systems in Engineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22735-6_1

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