Download or read book Elementary Symbolic Dynamics and Chaos in Dissipative Systems written by Bai-Lin Hao and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 1989 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a monograph on chaos in dissipative systems written for those working in the physical sciences. Emphasis is on symbolic description of the dynamics and various characteristics of the attractors, and written from the view-point of practical applications without going into formal mathematical rigour. The author used elementary mathematics and calculus, and relied on physical intuition whenever possible. Substantial attention is paid to numerical techniques in the study of chaos. Part of the book is based on the publications of Chinese researchers, including those of the author's collaborators.