Complex Hamiltonian Dynamics

• Main Authors: Bountis, Tassos (Author), Skokos, Haris (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: Springer Series in Synergetics, 10
• Subjects: Physics.; Information theory.; Mechanics.; Statistical physics.; Dynamical systems.; Complexity, Computational.; Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity.; Complexity.; Information and Communication, Circuits.; Mathematical Methods in Physics.

This book introduces and explores modern developments in the well established field of Hamiltonian dynamical systems. It focuses on high degree-of-freedom systems and the transitional regimes between regular and chaotic motion. The role of nonlinear normal modes is highlighted and the importance of...