"The reading is very easy and pleasant for the non-mathematician, which is really noteworthy. The two chapters enunciate the basic principles of the field, ...indicate connections with other fields of mathematics and sketch the motivation behind the various concepts which are introduced.... What is particularly pleasant is the fact that the authors are quite successful in giving to the reader the feeling behind the demonstrations which are sketched. Another point to notice is the existence of an annotated extended bibliography and a very complete index. This really enhances the value of this book and puts it at the level of a particularly interesting reference tool. I thus strongly recommend to buy this very interesting and stimulating book." (Journal de Physique)

Dynamical Systems I (ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES)

Science & Math

Vladimir I. Arnold

D.V. Anosov

Samuel Kh. Aranson

I.U. Bronstein

V.Z. Grines

Mathematics

Springer, Verlag

This work describes the fundamental principles, problems, and methods of classical mechanics. The authors have endeavored to give an exposition stressing the working apparatus of classical mechanics, rather than its physical foundations or applications. Chapter 1 is devoted to the fundamental mathematical models which are usually employed to describe the motion of real mechanical systems. Chapter 2 presents the n-body problem as a generalization of the 2-body problem. Chapter 3 is concerned with the symmetry groups of mechanical systems and the corresponding conservation laws. Chapter 4 contains a brief survey of various approaches to the problem of the integrability of the equations of motion. Chapter 5 is devoted to one of the most fruitful branches of mechanics - perturbation theory. Chapter 6 is related to chapters 4 and 5, and studies the theoretical possibility of integrating the equations of motion. Elements of the theory of oscillations are given in chapter 7. The main purpose of the book is to acquaint the reader with classical mechanics as a whole, in both its classical and its contemporary aspects. The "Encyclopaedia of Mathematical Sciences" addresses all mathematicians, physicists and enigneers.

Dynamical systems (Encyclopaedia of mathematical sciences)

This volume contains five surveys on dynamical systems. The first one deals with nonholonomic mechanics and gives an updated and systematic treatment of the geometry of distributions and of variational problems with nonintegrable constraints. The modern language of differential geometry used throughout the survey allows for a clear and unified exposition of the earlier work on nonholonomic problems. There is a detailed discussion of the dynamical properties of the nonholonomic geodesic flow and of various related concepts, such as nonholonomic exponential mapping, nonholonomic sphere, etc. Other surveys treat various aspects of integrable Hamiltonian systems, with an emphasis on Lie-algebraic constructions. Among the topics covered are: the generalized Calogero-Moser systems based on root systems of simple Lie algebras, a ge- neral r-matrix scheme for constructing integrable systems and Lax pairs, links with finite-gap integration theory, topological aspects of integrable systems, integrable tops, etc. One of the surveys gives a thorough analysis of a family of quantum integrable systems (Toda lattices) using the machinery of representation theory. Readers will find all the new differential geometric and Lie-algebraic methods which are currently used in the theory of integrable systems in this book. It will be indispensable to graduate students and researchers in mathematics and theoretical physics.

Dynamical Systems VII: Integrable Systems Nonholonomic Dynamical Systems (ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES)

A.T.Fomenko

A.M. Perelomov

V. Ya. Gershkovich

M.A. Olshanetsky

Thirteen Papers on Functional Analysis and Differential Equations (American Mathematical Society Translations--series 2)

Amer Mathematical Society

Geometrical Methods in the Theory of Ordinary Differential Equations (Grundlehren der mathematischen Wissenschaften)

Springer

Catastrophe Theory

Dynamical Systems III (Encyclopaedia of Mathematical Sciences)

A.I. Neistadt

This book takes a snapshot of the mathematical foundations of classical and quantum mechanics from a contemporary mathematical viewpoint. It covers a number of important recent developments in dynamical systems and mathematical physics and places them in the framework of the more classical approaches; the presentation is enhanced by many illustrative examples concerning topics which have been of especial interest to workers in the field, and by sketches of the proofs of the major results. The comprehensive bibliographies are designed to permit the interested reader to retrace the major stages in the development of the field if he wishes. Not so much a detailed textbook for plodding students, this volume, like the others in the series, is intended to lead researchers in other fields and advanced students quickly to an understanding of the 'state of the art' in this area of mathematics. As such it will serve both as a basic reference work on important areas of mathematical physics as they stand today, and as a good starting point for further, more detailed study for people new to this field.

Dynamical Systems IV: Symplectic Geometry and its Applications

Few books on Ordinary Differential Equations (ODEs) have the elegant geometric insight of this one, which puts emphasis on the qualitative and geometric properties of ODEs and their solutions, rather than on routine presentation of algorithms. From the reviews: "Professor Arnold has expanded his classic book to include new material on exponential growth, predator-prey, the pendulum, impulse response, symmetry groups and group actions, perturbation and bifurcation." --SIAM REVIEW

Ordinary Differential Equations (Springer Textbook)

Earth Sciences

Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG

From the reviews:  "... As an encyclopaedia article, this book does not seek to serve as a textbook, nor to replace the original articles whose results it describes. The book's goal is to provide an overview, pointing out highlights and unsolved problems, and putting individual results into a coherent context. It is full of historical nuggets, many of them surprising. ... The examples are especially helpful; if a particular topic seems difficult, a later example frequently tames it. The writing is refreshingly direct, never degenerating into a vocabulary lesson for its own sake. The book accomplishes the goals it has set for itself. While it is not an introduction to the field, it is an excellent overview. ..."  American Mathematical Monthly, Nov. 1989  "This is a book to curl up with in front of a fire on a cold winter's evening. ..."  SIAM Reviews, Sept. 1989

Dynamical Systems III: Mathematical Aspects of Classical and Celestial Mechanics

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