History of Nonlinear Oscillations Theory in France (1880-1940)

• Main Author: Ginoux, Jean-Marc (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Archimedes, New Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, 49
• Subjects: Engineering.; Mathematics.; History.; Engineering design.; Engineering Design.; Philosophical and Historical Foundations of Science.; History of Mathematical Sciences.

This book reveals the French scientific contribution to the mathematical theory of nonlinear oscillations and its development. The work offers a critical examination of sources with a focus on the twentieth century, especially the period between the wars. Readers will see that, contrary to what is o...