Chaos and Chance

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"An introductory though mathematically reliable text" that brings together the complementary approaches of the phenomenological theory of chaos, with its focus on complexity and unpredictability, and the statistically oriented ergodic theory. It is intended for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students from applied sciences; it requires a sound knowledge of calculus, while some basic experience in measure theory and discrete dynamical systems would be helpful.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Book Description
With emphasis on stochastic aspects of deterministic systems this short book introduces the reader to the basic facts and some special topics of applied ergodic theory. It addresses advanced undergraduate and graduate students from various disciplines, i.e. mathematicians, physicists, electrical and mechanical engineers. Based upon a sound (but non-technical) mathematical introduction, a number of typical examples from applications (mostly from mechanics) are thoroughly discussed. By studying both probabilistic and deterministic features of dynamical systems the reader will develop what might be considered a unified view on chaos and chance as two sides of the same thing.


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"An introductory though mathematically reliable text" that brings together the complementary approaches of the phenomenological theory of chaos, with its focus on complexity and unpredictability, and the statistically oriented ergodic theory. It is intended for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students from applied sciences; it requires a sound knowledge of calculus, while some basic experience in measure theory and discrete dynamical systems would be helpful. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)


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