Thermodynamics of Chaotic Systems: An Introduction (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521484510)

This book deals with the various thermodynamic concepts used for the analysis of nonlinear dynamical systems. The most important invariants used to characterize chaotic systems are introduced in a way that stresses the interconnections with thermodynamics and statistical mechanics. Among the subjects treated are probabilistic aspects of chaotic dynamics, the symbolic dynamics technique, information measures, the maximum entropy principle, general thermodynamic relations, spin systems, fractals and multifractals, expansion rate and information loss, the topological pressure, transfer operator methods, repellers and escape. The more advanced chapters deal with the thermodynamic formalism for expanding maps, thermodynamic analysis of chaotic systems with several intensive parameters, and phase transitions in nonlinear dynamics.

Author: C. Beck, Christian Beck, Friedrich Schlogl
ISBN-10: 0521484510
ISBN-13: 9780521484510
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 02/24/1995
Pages: 308
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.96lbs
Size: 8.99h x 6.05w x 0.70d