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1.1.1 Basic Concepts of Mechanics and Kinematics |
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1.1.2 Newton's Law of Motion |
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1.1.3 Simple Applications of Newton's Law |
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1.1.4 Harmonic Oscillator in One Dimension |
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1.2 Mechanics of Point Mass Systems |
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17 | (7) |
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1.2.1 The Ten Laws of Conservation |
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17 | (2) |
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1.2.2 The Two-Body Problem |
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19 | (1) |
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1.2.3 Constraining Forces and d'Alembert's Principle |
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20 | (4) |
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24 | (9) |
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1.3.1 The Lagrange Function |
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24 | (2) |
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1.3.2 The Hamilton Function |
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26 | (2) |
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1.3.3 Harmonic Approximation for Small Oscillations |
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28 | (5) |
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1.4 Mechanics of Rigid Bodies |
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33 | (9) |
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1.4.1 Kinematics and Inertia Tensor |
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33 | (3) |
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1.4.2 Equations of Motion |
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36 | (6) |
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42 | (19) |
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42 | (5) |
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1.5.2 Stress, Strain and Hooke's Law |
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47 | (2) |
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1.5.3 Waves in Isotropic Continua |
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49 | (1) |
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2 Electricity and Magnetism |
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2.1 Vacuum Electrodynamics |
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61 | (15) |
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2.1.1 Steady Electric and Magnetic Fields |
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61 | (5) |
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2.1.2 Maxwell's Equations and Vector Potential |
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2.1.3 Energy Density of the Field |
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68 | (1) |
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2.1.4 Electromagnetic Waves |
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68 | (1) |
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2.1.5 Fourier Transformation |
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69 | (1) |
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2.1.6 Inhomogeneous Wave Equation |
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70 | (1) |
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71 | (5) |
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2.2 Electrodynamics in Matter |
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2.2.1 Maxwell's Equations in Matter |
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76 | (1) |
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2.2.2 Properties of Matter |
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2.2.3 Wave Equation in Matter |
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2.2.4 Electrostatics at Surfaces |
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80 | (3) |
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83 | (10) |
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2.3.1 Lorentz Transformation |
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84 | (3) |
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2.3.2 Relativistic Electrodynamics |
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87 | (2) |
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2.3.3 Energy, Mass and Momentum |
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89 | (4) |
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93 | (36) |
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93 | (8) |
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93 | (1) |
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3.1.2 Mathematical Foundations |
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94 | (2) |
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3.1.3 Basic Axioms of Quantum Theory |
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96 | (2) |
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98 | (2) |
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3.1.5 Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle |
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3.2 Schrodinger's Equation |
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101 | (9) |
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101 | (1) |
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102 | (2) |
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104 | (1) |
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3.2.4 Quasi-classical WKB Approximation |
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105 | (1) |
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3.2.5 Free and Bound States in the Potential Well |
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106 | (1) |
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3.2.6 Harmonic Oscillators |
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107 | (3) |
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3.3 Angular Momentum and the Structure of the Atom |
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3.3.1 Angular Momentum Operator |
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110 | (1) |
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3.3.2 Eigenfunctions of L2 and Lz |
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111 | (1) |
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112 | (3) |
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3.3.4 Atomic Structure and the Periodic System |
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115 | (1) |
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3.3.5 Indistinguishability |
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116 | (2) |
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3.3.6 Exchange Reactions and Homopolar Binding |
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118 | (2) |
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3.4 Perturbation Theory and Scattering |
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120 | (9) |
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3.4.1 Steady Perturbation Theory |
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120 | (2) |
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3.4.2 Unsteady Perturbation Theory |
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122 | (2) |
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3.4.3 Scattering and Born's First Approximation |
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124 | (5) |
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129 | (60) |
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4.1 Probability and Entropy |
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129 | (6) |
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4.1.1 Canonical Distribution |
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129 | (3) |
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4.1.2 Entropy, Axioms and Free Energy |
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132 | (3) |
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4.2 Thermodynamics of the Equilibrium |
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135 | (15) |
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4.2.1 Energy and Other Thermodynamic Potentials |
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135 | (3) |
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4.2.2 Thermodynamic Relations |
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138 | (2) |
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4.2.3 Alternatives to the Canonical Probability Distribution |
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140 | (1) |
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4.2.4 Efficiency and the Carnot Cycle |
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141 | (2) |
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4.2.5 Phase Equilibrium and the Clausius-Clapeyron Equation |
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143 | (3) |
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4.2.6 Mass Action Law for Gases |
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146 | (1) |
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4.2.7 The Laws of Henry, Raoult and van't Hoff |
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147 | (2) |
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4.2.8 Joule-Thomson Effect |
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149 | (1) |
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4.3 Statistical Mechanics of Ideal and Real Systems |
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150 | (39) |
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4.3.1 Fermi and Bose Distributions |
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150 | (2) |
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4.3.2 Classical Limiting Case βμ → -∞ |
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152 | (3) |
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4.3.3 Classical Equidistribution Law |
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155 | (1) |
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4.3.4 Ideal Fermi-Gas at Low Temperatures βμ → +∞ |
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156 | (1) |
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4.3.5 Ideal Bose-Gas at Low Temperatures βμ → 0 |
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157 | (3) |
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160 | (1) |
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4.3.7 Virial Expansion of Real Gases |
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161 | (1) |
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4.3.8 Van der Waals' Equation |
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162 | (2) |
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4.3.9 Magnetism of Localised Spins |
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164 | (5) |
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169 | (20) |
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5 Fractals in Theoretical Physics |
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189 | (26) |
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190 | (2) |
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5.2 Random Fractals: The Unbiased Random Walk |
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192 | (2) |
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194 | (2) |
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5.3.1 The Concept of a Characteristic Length |
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194 | (1) |
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195 | (1) |
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5.3.3 Additional Lengths that Scale with √t |
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195 | (1) |
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5.4 Functional Equations and Scaling: One Variable |
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196 | (1) |
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5.5 Fractal Dimension of the Unbiased Random Walk |
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197 | (1) |
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5.6 Universality Classes and Active Parameters |
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197 | (3) |
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197 | (1) |
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5.6.2 Scaling of the Characteristic Length |
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198 | (2) |
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5.7 Functional Equations and Scaling: Two Variables |
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200 | (1) |
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5.8 Fractals and the Critical Dimension |
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201 | (6) |
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207 | (3) |
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210 | (5) |
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6 Dynamical Systems and Chaos |
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215 | (38) |
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6.1 Basic Notions and Framework |
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215 | (6) |
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215 | (1) |
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6.1.2 Continuous-Time Dynamical Systems |
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216 | (1) |
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6.1.3 Flows and Phase Portraits |
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217 | (1) |
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6.1.4 Insights from Dynamical Systems Theory |
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217 | (1) |
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218 | (3) |
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6.2 Fixed Points and Linear Stability Analysis |
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221 | (10) |
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6.2.1 Fixed Points and Stability Matrix |
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221 | (1) |
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6.2.2 Flow Linearization Theorem |
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222 | (1) |
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6.2.3 The Different Types of Fixed Points |
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223 | (2) |
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6.2.4 Constructing the Phase Portrait |
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225 | (2) |
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6.2.5 Application: Anharmonic Oscillators |
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227 | (3) |
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6.2.6 The Origin of Bifurcations |
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230 | (1) |
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6.3 Attractors, Bifurcations and Normal Forms |
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231 | (4) |
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231 | (1) |
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6.3.2 Conservative Versus Dissipative Systems |
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232 | (1) |
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6.3.3 The Different Types of Bifurcations |
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233 | (2) |
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6.3.4 Normal Forms and Structural Stability |
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235 | (1) |
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6.4 Discrete-Time Dynamical Systems |
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235 | (4) |
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6.4.1 Discrete-Time Evolution Equations |
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235 | (1) |
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6.4.2 Linear Stability Analysis |
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236 | (1) |
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6.4.3 Attractors and Bifurcations |
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237 | (1) |
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6.4.4 Discretization by Poincare Sections |
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237 | (2) |
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6.5 Lyapunov Exponents and Deterministic Chaos |
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239 | (4) |
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239 | (1) |
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6.5.2 Deterministic Chaos |
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240 | (2) |
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242 | (1) |
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243 | (5) |
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6.6.1 Period Doubling and Subharmonic Cascade |
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243 | (2) |
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245 | (1) |
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6.6.3 Ruelle-Takens Scenario |
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246 | (1) |
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6.6.4 Hamiltonian Systems and KAM Theorem |
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246 | (2) |
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248 | (1) |
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249 | (1) |
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250 | (3) |
Appendix A Elementary Particles |
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253 | (10) |
Appendix B Answers to Questions |
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263 | (4) |
Index |
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