Bifurcations and Catastrophes: Geometry of Solutions to Nonlinear Problems (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783540521181)

Based on a lecture course at the Ecole Polytechnique (Paris), this text gives a rigorous introduction to many of the key ideas in nonlinear analysis, dynamical systems and bifurcation theory including catastrophe theory. Wherever appropriate it emphasizes a geometrical or coordinate-free approach which allows a clear focus on the essential mathematical structures. Taking a unified view, it brings out features common to different branches of the subject while giving ample references for more advanced or technical developments.

Author: Michel Demazure
ISBN-10: 3540521186
ISBN-13: 9783540521181
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 12/15/1999
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.28h x 6.16w x 0.66d