Nonlinear dynamics in complex systems: theory and applications for the life-, neuro- and natural sciences

<p>With many areas of science reaching across their boundaries and becoming more and more interdisciplinary, students and researchers in these fields are confronted with techniques and tools not covered by their particular education. Especially in the life- and neurosciences quantitative model...

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Main Author: Fuchs, Armin (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin [u.a.] Springer 2013
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Summary:<p>With many areas of science reaching across their boundaries and becoming more and more interdisciplinary, students and researchers in these fields are confronted with techniques and tools not covered by their particular education. Especially in the life- and neurosciences quantitative models based on nonlinear dynamics and complex systems are becoming as frequently implemented as traditional statistical analysis. Unfamiliarity with the terminology and rigorous mathematics may discourage many scientists to adopt these methods for their own work, even though such reluctance in most cases is not justified.This book bridges this gap by introducing the procedures and methods used for analyzing nonlinear dynamical systems. In Part I, the concepts of fixed points, phase space, stability and transitions, among others, are discussed in great detail and implemented on the basis of example elementary systems.
Item Description:<p>Part I Nonlinear Dynamical Systems -- Introduction -- One-dimensional Systems -- Two-Dimensional Systems -- Higher-Dimensional Systems and Chaos -- Discrete Maps and Iterations in Space -- Stochastic Systems -- Part II: Model Systems -- Haken-Kelso-Bunz (HKB) Model -- Self-organization and Synergetics -- Neuronal Models -- Part III: Mathematical Basics -- Mathematical Basics -- The Coupled HKB System -- Numerical Procedures and Computer Simulations -- Solutions.</p>
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (XIV, 236 p. 117 illus)
ISBN:9783642335525
DOI:10.1007/978-3-642-33552-5