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Chaos: Concepts, Control and Constructive Use

  • Offers a concise introduction to the key concepts and control of chaos in dynamical systems
  • Explores, in this second edition, the many interfaces of quantum physics and dynamical systems
  • Examines the potential role of chaos as control parameter itself in applications

Part of the book series: Understanding Complex Systems (UCS)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. Introduction

    • Yurii Bolotin, Anatoli Tur, Vladimir Yanovsky
    Pages 1-3
  3. Paradigm for Chaos

    • Yurii Bolotin, Anatoli Tur, Vladimir Yanovsky
    Pages 5-19
  4. Main Features of Chaotic Systems

    • Yurii Bolotin, Anatoli Tur, Vladimir Yanovsky
    Pages 21-44
  5. Reconstruction of Dynamical Systems

    • Yurii Bolotin, Anatoli Tur, Vladimir Yanovsky
    Pages 45-62
  6. Controlling Chaos

    • Yurii Bolotin, Anatoli Tur, Vladimir Yanovsky
    Pages 63-109
  7. Synchronization of Chaotic Systems

    • Yurii Bolotin, Anatoli Tur, Vladimir Yanovsky
    Pages 111-148
  8. Stochastic Resonance

    • Yurii Bolotin, Anatoli Tur, Vladimir Yanovsky
    Pages 149-173
  9. The Appearance of Regular Fluxes Without Gradients

    • Yurii Bolotin, Anatoli Tur, Vladimir Yanovsky
    Pages 175-206
  10. Quantum Manifestations of Classical Stochasticity

    • Yurii Bolotin, Anatoli Tur, Vladimir Yanovsky
    Pages 207-243
  11. Tunneling and Chaos

    • Yurii Bolotin, Anatoli Tur, Vladimir Yanovsky
    Pages 245-275
  12. Back Matter

    Pages 277-281

About this book

This book offers a short and concise introduction to the many facets of chaos theory.

While the study of chaotic behavior in nonlinear, dynamical systems is a well-established research field with ramifications in all areas of science, there is a lot to be learnt about how chaos can be controlled and, under appropriate conditions, can actually be constructive in the sense of becoming a control parameter for the system under investigation, stochastic resonance being a prime example.

The present work stresses the latter aspects and, after recalling the paradigm changes introduced by the concept of chaos, leads the reader skillfully through the basics of chaos control by detailing the relevant algorithms for both Hamiltonian and dissipative systems, among others.

The main part of the book is then devoted to the issue of synchronization in chaotic systems, an introduction to stochastic resonance, and a survey of ratchet models. In this second, revised and enlarged edition, two more chapters explore the many interfaces of quantum physics and dynamical systems, examining in turn statistical properties of energy spectra, quantum ratchets, and dynamical tunneling, among others.

This text is particularly suitable for non-specialist scientists, engineers, and applied mathematical scientists from related areas, wishing to enter the field quickly and efficiently.


From the reviews of the first edition:

This book is an excellent introduction to the key concepts and control of chaos in (random) dynamical systems [...] The authors find an outstanding balance between main physical ideas and mathematical terminology to reach their audience in an impressive and lucid manner. This book is ideal for anybody who would like to grasp quickly the main issues related to chaos in discrete and continuous time. Henri Schurz, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1178, 2010.

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“The book is an introduction to the key concepts and control of chaos in dynamical systems. … The book is an excellent reference for physicists, engineers, applied mathematicians and scientists in related areas, interested in the main aspects of controlling chaos in dynamical systems.” (Iuliana Oprea, Mathematical Reviews, November, 2017)

Authors and Affiliations

  • A.I. Akhiezer Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kharkov, Ukraine

    Yurii Bolotin

  • Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planetologie, CNRS Université Paul-Sabatier, Toulouse, France

    Anatoli Tur

  • National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Institute for Single Crystals, Kharkov, Ukraine

    Vladimir Yanovsky

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eBook USD 39.99
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Softcover Book USD 54.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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