Heavenly Encounter (Origin of Chaos and Stability)

Author: Florin Diacu (Romania), Philip Holmes (USA) | Translated by:
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: This book describes the central problem in the field of chaos and dynamical systems theory—the n-body problem—its historical origins and mathematical foundations. Based on extensive handwritten materials, the authors vividly recount the story of Poincaré's discovery of chaos, outline symbolic dynamics, collisions and singularities, stability, and the KAM theory, one of the major mathematical achievements of the 20th century. This book describes the central problem in the field of chaos and dynamical systems theory—the n-body problem—its historical origins and mathematical foundations. Based on extensive handwritten materials, the authors vividly recount the story of Poincaré's discovery of chaos, outline symbolic dynamics, collisions and singularities, stability, and the KAM theory, one of the major mathematical achievements of the 20th century.