Preface |
|
v | |
Foreword |
|
vii | |
|
Foreword |
|
ix | |
|
Acknowledgments |
|
xi | |
From Celestial Mechanics to Chaos |
|
1 | (74) |
|
|
3 | (8) |
|
1.1 Kepler's Empirical Laws |
|
|
3 | (3) |
|
1.2 The Law of Gravitation |
|
|
6 | (4) |
|
|
10 | (1) |
|
|
11 | (8) |
|
2.1 Imperfections in Newton's Theory |
|
|
11 | (1) |
|
2.2 Challenges to the Law of Gravitation |
|
|
12 | (4) |
|
2.3 Problem of the Convergence of Series |
|
|
16 | (3) |
|
3 Simplification of the Three-Body Problem |
|
|
19 | (10) |
|
3.1 Simplification of the Geometry |
|
|
19 | (2) |
|
3.2 Simplification of the General Equations |
|
|
21 | (4) |
|
3.3 The First Exact Solutions |
|
|
25 | (4) |
|
4 The Success of Celestial Mechanics |
|
|
29 | (14) |
|
|
29 | (3) |
|
4.2 The Theory of Jupiter and Saturn |
|
|
32 | (1) |
|
4.3 The Theory of the Moon |
|
|
33 | (1) |
|
4.4 Laplacian Determinism |
|
|
34 | (3) |
|
4.5 The Discovery of Neptune |
|
|
37 | (3) |
|
4.6 The Development of Perturbation Theory |
|
|
40 | (3) |
|
5 Birth of the Global Analysis |
|
|
43 | (20) |
|
5.1 The Restricted Three-Body Problem |
|
|
43 | (3) |
|
5.2 A Qualitative Analysis |
|
|
46 | (2) |
|
5.3 Studies of Sets of Solutions |
|
|
48 | (2) |
|
|
50 | (1) |
|
|
50 | (3) |
|
5.6 The Poincare-Bendixon Theorem |
|
|
53 | (2) |
|
5.7 Doubly Asymptotic Orbits |
|
|
55 | (6) |
|
5.8 Deterministic but Unpredictable |
|
|
61 | (2) |
|
6 The Stability of the Solar System |
|
|
63 | (12) |
|
6.1 The Problem of Small Divisors |
|
|
64 | (1) |
|
|
65 | (3) |
|
6.3 A Model for the KAM Theorem |
|
|
68 | (4) |
|
|
72 | (3) |
Chaos in Nature: Properties and Examples |
|
75 | (332) |
|
1 Periodic and Chaotic Oscillators |
|
|
77 | (12) |
|
1.1 Oscillators and Degrees of Freedom |
|
|
78 | (2) |
|
|
80 | (2) |
|
1.3 Linear System of Two Oscillators |
|
|
82 | (1) |
|
1.4 Non-linear System of Two Oscillators |
|
|
82 | (7) |
|
2 From Mathematics to Electronic Circuits |
|
|
89 | (72) |
|
2.1 From Vacuum Tubes to Oscillating Circuits |
|
|
90 | (7) |
|
2.2 Dynamics of Various Oscillators |
|
|
97 | (15) |
|
2.2.1 The Colpitts Oscillation Circuit |
|
|
97 | (2) |
|
2.2.2 Synchronization between Distant Circuits |
|
|
99 | (4) |
|
2.2.3 The van der Pol Equation |
|
|
103 | (5) |
|
2.2.4 From Limit Cycle to more Complex Solutions |
|
|
108 | (4) |
|
2.3 Biological Systems as Electrical Circuits |
|
|
112 | (10) |
|
2.3.1 Simulations with Complex Electrical Circuits |
|
|
112 | (5) |
|
2.3.2 Simulations with the Simple van der Pol Equation |
|
|
117 | (5) |
|
2.4 From Electronics to Dynamical Systems |
|
|
122 | (12) |
|
2.4.1 The Hayashi's group |
|
|
122 | (9) |
|
|
131 | (3) |
|
2.5 Chaotic Electronic Circuits |
|
|
134 | (15) |
|
2.5.1 A Chaotic van der Pol Oscillator |
|
|
134 | (2) |
|
2.5.2 Chua's Zoo of Chaotic Circuits |
|
|
136 | (13) |
|
2.6 A van der Pol Oscillator for Describing Plasma Experiments |
|
|
149 | (9) |
|
2.6.1 Periodic Pulling in Q Machine |
|
|
149 | (4) |
|
2.6.2 A Chaotic Thermionic Diode |
|
|
153 | (5) |
|
|
158 | (3) |
|
3 From Meteorology to Chaos: The Second Wave |
|
|
161 | (28) |
|
3.1 Prediction in Meteorology |
|
|
161 | (5) |
|
|
166 | (7) |
|
|
167 | (2) |
|
3.2.2 The Stability of Periodic Solutions |
|
|
169 | (1) |
|
3.2.3 Numerical Integration and Application of Linear Theory |
|
|
170 | (1) |
|
3.2.4 Topological Analysis |
|
|
170 | (1) |
|
3.2.5 First-return Map to Maxima |
|
|
171 | (2) |
|
3.3 Sensitivity to Initial Conditions |
|
|
173 | (4) |
|
3.4 Turbulence, Aperiodic Solutions, and Chaos |
|
|
177 | (1) |
|
3.5 Hydrodynamics and the Lorenz Attractor |
|
|
178 | (2) |
|
3.6 Laser Dynamics and the Lorenz System |
|
|
180 | (5) |
|
|
185 | (4) |
|
4 The Architecture of Chaotic Attractors |
|
|
189 | (56) |
|
|
189 | (24) |
|
|
189 | (5) |
|
4.1.2 Rossler's Main Influences |
|
|
194 | (6) |
|
4.1.3 A Chaotic Chemical Reaction |
|
|
200 | (6) |
|
|
206 | (2) |
|
4.1.5 A First Topological Analysis |
|
|
208 | (5) |
|
|
213 | (1) |
|
|
214 | (4) |
|
4.4 Characterization by Template as Periodic Orbits Holder |
|
|
218 | (1) |
|
4.5 A Simple Model for the Poincare Map |
|
|
219 | (8) |
|
4.6 Different Topologies for Chaos |
|
|
227 | (12) |
|
4.6.1 A Zoo of Chaotic Attractors |
|
|
235 | (4) |
|
|
239 | (4) |
|
|
243 | (2) |
|
|
245 | (22) |
|
5.1 The Earliest Experiments |
|
|
245 | (5) |
|
5.2 Chaos in an Experimental BZ-Reaction |
|
|
250 | (8) |
|
5.3 Chaotic Copper Electrodissolution |
|
|
258 | (7) |
|
|
265 | (2) |
|
|
267 | (20) |
|
6.1 Theories of Malthus and Verhulst |
|
|
267 | (4) |
|
6.2 A Model with Two Species |
|
|
271 | (4) |
|
6.3 Models with Three Species |
|
|
275 | (5) |
|
6.4 Observational Evidence |
|
|
280 | (7) |
|
|
287 | (46) |
|
|
288 | (23) |
|
|
288 | (7) |
|
7.1.2 The Physics of the Sun |
|
|
295 | (2) |
|
7.1.3 A Model for the Solar Cycle |
|
|
297 | (7) |
|
7.1.4 A Global Model from the Sunspot Numbers |
|
|
304 | (7) |
|
|
311 | (21) |
|
|
311 | (11) |
|
7.2.2 Hydrodynamical Models |
|
|
322 | (8) |
|
|
330 | (2) |
|
|
332 | (1) |
|
8 Chaos in Biology and Biomedicine |
|
|
333 | (66) |
|
8.1 Glycolysis Oscillations |
|
|
333 | (4) |
|
8.2 Fluctuations in Hematopoiesis |
|
|
337 | (3) |
|
|
340 | (23) |
|
8.3.1 The Beginnings of Electrophysiology |
|
|
341 | (4) |
|
8.3.2 The Heart - An Electric Machine |
|
|
345 | (3) |
|
8.3.3 Electrocardiograms and Arrhythmias |
|
|
348 | (5) |
|
8.3.4 Analysis of some Heart Rate Variability |
|
|
353 | (10) |
|
8.4 Patient Breathing with a Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation |
|
|
363 | (16) |
|
8.4.1 Early Techniques for Mechanical Ventilation |
|
|
363 | (3) |
|
8.4.2 Lack of Synchronization between the Patient and His Device |
|
|
366 | (4) |
|
8.4.3 Breathing Variability under Mechanical Ventilation |
|
|
370 | (9) |
|
8.5 Dynamics of Tumor Growth |
|
|
379 | (19) |
|
|
382 | (2) |
|
8.5.2 The Dynamics within a Single Site |
|
|
384 | (4) |
|
8.5.3 Spatial Tumor Growth |
|
|
388 | (3) |
|
8.5.4 Observability of Tumor Growth |
|
|
391 | (7) |
|
|
398 | (1) |
|
|
399 | (8) |
|
|
399 | (2) |
|
9.2 A Weakly Dissipative System |
|
|
401 | (1) |
|
9.3 Another Toroidal Chaos |
|
|
402 | (1) |
|
9.4 Hyperchaotic Behavior |
|
|
403 | (1) |
|
9.5 Simple Models and Complex Behaviors |
|
|
403 | (4) |
General Index |
|
407 | (6) |
Author Index |
|
413 | |