Wave Packets and Their Bifurcations in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics: 85 (Applied Mathematical Sciences, 85) - Hardcover

Yang, Huijun

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0387972579 ISBN 13: 9780387972572

Publisher: Springer, 1990

Synopsis

The material in this book is based predominantly on my recent work. It is the first monograph on the subject, though some support material may overlap other monographs. The investigation of wave packets and their bi­ furcations is very interesting, and useful theoretically and in practice, not only in geophysical fluid dynamics, which is the field to which the theory is being applied here, but also in other fields in mathematics and the natural sciences. I hope that the applied mathematician will find reading this book worthwhile, especially the material on the behavior of highly nonlinear dy­ namic systems. However, it is my belief that applying the concepts and methods developed here to other fields will be both interesting and con­ structive, since there are numerous phenomena in other areas of physics that share the characteristics of those in geophysical fluid dynamics. The theory developed here provides an effective tool to investigate the structure and the structural changes of dynamic systems in physics. Applications of the theory in geophysical fluid dynamics are an example of its usefulness and effectiveness. Some of the results presented here give us more insight into the nature of geophysical fluids. Moreover, the material is presented systematically and developmentally. Necessary basic knowledge is provided to make the book more readable for graduate students and researchers in such fields as applied mathematics, geophysical fluid dynamics, atmospheric sciences, and physical oceanogra­ phy.

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Synopsis

This systematic and developmental investigation of wave packets and their bifurcations is useful theoretically and in practice, not only in geophysical fluid dynamics, but also in other fields in mathematics and the natural sciences. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0387972579
• ISBN 13: 9780387972572
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 260