Providing a solid basis in dynamical systems theory, and explicit procedures for application, this is a must-have for students of advanced mathematics. 'I know of no other book that so clearly explains the basic phenomena of bifurcation theory.' - Math Reviews

From Reviews of the First Edition: "I know of no other book that so clearly explains the basic phenomena of bifurcation theory." Mathematical Reviews

This book provides a student or researcher with a solid basis in nonlinear dynamical systems and their bifurcations, giving them the necessary understanding of the approaches, methods, results and terminology used in the modern applied mathematics literature. It covers the basic topics of the bifurcation theory and can help in composing a course on nonlinear dynamical systems or system theory. This new edition preserves the structure of the previous edition, while updating the context to incorporate recent theoretical and software developments, in particular new and improved numerical methods for bifurcation analysis.

Review of earlier edition"I know of no other book that so clearly explains the basic phenomena of bifurcation theory." Math Reviews "The book is a fine addition to the dynamical systems literature. It is good to see, in our modern rush to quick publication, that we, as a mathematical community, still have time to bring together, and in such a readable and considered form, the important results on our subject." Bulletin of the AMSFrom the reviews of the third edition:"In the third edition of this textbook, the material again has been slightly extended while the main structure of the book was kept. the clear structure of the book allows applied scientists to use it as a reference book. Kuznetsov's book on applied bifurcation theory is still very useful both as a textbook and as a reference work for researchers from the natural sciences, engineering or economics." (Jörg Härterich, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1082, 2006)This book deals with the theory ofdynamical systems relevant for applications. The material is presented in a systematic and very readable form. It covers recent developments in bifurcation theory, with special attention to efficient numerical implementations. The text aims at an audience of graduate and Ph.D. students in applied mathematics, and researchers in science and engineering, who use dynamical systems and bifurcation analysis as a tool. Each chapter contains useful examples and many illustrations. (Dirk Roose, Bulletin of the Belgian Mathematical Society, 2007)

Autorentext
From Reviews of the First Edition: "I know of no other book that so clearly explains the basic phenomena of bifurcation theory." Mathematical Reviews
This book provides a student or researcher with a solid basis in nonlinear dynamical systems and their bifurcations, giving them the necessary understanding of the approaches, methods, results and terminology used in the modern applied mathematics literature. It covers the basic topics of the bifurcation theory and can help in composing a course on nonlinear dynamical systems or system theory. This new edition preserves the structure of the previous edition, while updating the context to incorporate recent theoretical and software developments, in particular new and improved numerical methods for bifurcation analysis.

Klappentext

This is a book on nonlinear dynamical systems and their bifurcations under parameter variation. It provides a reader with a solid basis in dynamical systems theory, as well as explicit procedures for application of general mathematical results to particular problems. Special attention is given to efficient numerical implementations of the developed techniques. Several examples from recent research papers are used as illustrations. The book is designed for advanced undergraduate or graduate students in applied mathematics, as well as for Ph.D. students and researchers in physics, biology, engineering, and economics who use dynamical systems as model tools in their studies. A moderate mathematical background is assumed, and, whenever possible, only elementary mathematical tools are used. This new edition preserves the structure of the previous editions, while updating the context to incorporate recent theoretical and software developments and modern techniques for bifurcation analysis. Reviews of earlier editions: "I know of no other book that so clearly explains the basic phenomena of bifurcation theory." - Math Reviews "The book is a fine addition to the dynamical systems literature. It is good to see, in our modern rush to quick publication, that we, as a mathematical community, still have time to bring together, and in such a readable and considered form, the important results on our subject." - Bulletin of the AMS "It is both a toolkit and a primer" - UK Nonlinear News

Inhalt
1 Introduction to Dynamical Systems.- 2 Topological Equivalence, Bifurcations, and Structural Stability of Dynamical Systems.- 3 One-Parameter Bifurcations of Equilibria in Continuous-Time Dynamical Systems.- 4 One-Parameter Bifurcations of Fixed Points in Discrete-Time Dynamical Systems.- 5 Bifurcations of Equilibria and Periodic Orbits in n-Dimensional Dynamical Systems.- 6 Bifurcations of Orbits Homoclinic and Heteroclinic to Hyperbolic Equilibria.- 7 Other One-Parameter Bifurcations in Continuous-Time Dynamical Systems.- 8 Two-Parameter Bifurcations of Equilibria in Continuous-Time Dynamical Systems.- 9 Two-Parameter Bifurcations of Fixed Points in Discrete-Time Dynamical Systems.- 10 Numerical Analysis of Bifurcations.- A Basic Notions from Algebra, Analysis, and Geometry.- A.1 Algebra.- A.1.1 Matrices.- A.1.2 Vector spaces and linear transformations.- A.1.3 Eigenvectors and eigenvalues.- A.1.4 Invariant subspaces, generalized eigenvectors, and Jordan normal form.- A.1.5 FredholmAlternative Theorem.- A.1.6 Groups.- A.2 Analysis.- A.2.1 Implicit and Inverse Function Theorems.- A.2.2 Taylor expansion.- A.2.3 Metric, normed, and other spaces.- A.3 Geometry.- A.3.1 Sets.- A.3.2 Maps.- A.3.3 Manifolds.- References.