From Hamiltonian Chaos to Complex Systems: A Nonlinear Physics Approach

✍ Scribed by Rainer Klages (auth.), Xavier Leoncini, Marc Leonetti (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 335
• Series: Nonlinear Systems and Complexity 5
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

From Hamiltonian Chaos to Complex Systems: A Nonlinear Physics Approach collects contributions on recent developments in non-linear dynamics and statistical physics with an emphasis on complex systems. This book provides a wide range of state-of-the-art research in these fields. The unifying aspect of this book is demonstration of how similar tools coming from dynamical systems, nonlinear physics, and statistical dynamics can lead to a large panorama of research in various fields of physics and beyond, most notably with the perspective of application in complex systems.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Weak Chaos, Infinite Ergodic Theory, and Anomalous Dynamics....Pages 3-42
Directed Transport in a Stochastic Layer....Pages 43-57
Front Matter....Pages 59-59
On the Nonlinear Electron Vibrations in a Plasma....Pages 61-107
How to Face the Complexity of Plasmas?....Pages 109-157
First Principle Transport Modeling in Fusion Plasmas: Critical Issues for ITER....Pages 159-188
Front Matter....Pages 189-189
Turbulent Thermal Convection and Emergence of Isolated Large Single Vortices in Soap Bubbles....Pages 191-206
On the Occurrence of Elastic Singularities in Compressed Thin Sheets: Stress Focusing and Defocusing....Pages 207-232
Transport Properties in a Model of Quantum Fluids and Solids....Pages 233-266
Front Matter....Pages 267-267
Spatial and Temporal Order Beyond the Deterministic Limit: The Role of Stochastic Fluctuations in Population Dynamics....Pages 269-292
An Ising Model for Road Traffic Inference....Pages 293-321
Back Matter....Pages 323-325

✦ Subjects

Complexity;Nonlinear Dynamics;Complex Systems