Notes on Dynamical Systems (Courant Lecture Notes)

Jurgen Moser

ISBN 10: 0821835777 / ISBN 13: 9780821835777

Published by American Mathematical Society, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, 2005

About this Item

Presents an introduction to the field of dynamical systems, in particular, to the special class of Hamiltonian systems. This book keeps the requirements of mathematical techniques minimal but gives detailed proofs and many examples and illustrations from physics and celestial mechanics. Series: Courant Lecture Notes. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 518. . 2005. Paperback. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Notes on Dynamical Systems (Courant Lecture Notes)
• Publisher: American Mathematical Society, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0821835777
• ISBN 13: 9780821835777
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This book is an introduction to the field of dynamical systems, in particular, to the special class of Hamiltonian systems. The authors aimed at keeping the requirements of mathematical techniques minimal but giving detailed proofs and many examples and illustrations from physics and celestial mechanics. After all, the celestial $N$-body problem is the origin of dynamical systems and gave rise in the past to many mathematical developments. Jurgen Moser (1928-1999) was a professor at the Courant Institute, New York, and then at ETH Zurich. He served as president of the International Mathematical Union and received many honors and prizes, among them the Wolf Prize in mathematics. Jurgen Moser is the author of several books, among them ""Stable and Random Motions in Dynamical Systems"". Eduard Zehnder is a professor at ETH Zurich. He is coauthor with Helmut Hofer of the book ""Symplectic Invariants and Hamiltonian Dynamics"".