The topology of chaos : Alice in stretch and squeezeland /

• Main Author: Gilmore, Robert, 1941-
• Other Authors: Lefranc, Marc
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim : Chichester : Wiley-VCH ; John Wiley [distributor], 2011.
• Edition: 2nd rev. and enlarged ed.
• Subjects: Chaotic behavior in systems.; SCIENCE > System Theory.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Operations Research.; Electronic books.

Table of Contents:

• Front Matter
• Introduction
• Discrete Dynamical Systems: Maps
• Continuous Dynamical Systems: Flows
• Topological Invariants
• Branched Manifolds
• Topological Analysis Program
• Folding Mechanisms:
• Tearing Mechanisms:
• Unfoldings
• Symmetry
• Bounding Tori
• Representation Theory for Strange Attractors
• Flows in Higher Dimensions
• Program for Dynamical Systems Theory
• Appendix A: Determining Templates from Topological Invariants
• Appendix B: Embeddings
• Appendix C: Frequently Asked Questions
• References
• Index.