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The Discrete Nonlinear Schroedinger Equation: Mathematical Analysis, Numerical Computations and Physical Perspectives
Panayotis G. Kevrekidis
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Description for The Discrete Nonlinear Schroedinger Equation: Mathematical Analysis, Numerical Computations and Physical Perspectives
Paperback. This book constitutes the first effort to summarize a large volume of results obtained over the past 20 years in the context of the Discrete Nonlinear Schrodinger equation and the physical settings that it describes. Series: Springer Tracts in Modern Physics. Num Pages: 436 pages, 427 black & white illustrations, 85 colour illustrations, 4 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: PHQ; PHU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 655.
Adventures of nonlinear science were perhaps most notably seeded at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) over half a century ago with the fundamental questionsofenergyequipartitioninnonlinearsystems, astheywereposedbyFermi, Pasta, and Ulam. At the time, probably little could be imagined of the far-reaching implications that the studies of nonlinear phenomena would have, continuing to expandtothisday.TheGinzburg-Landautheoryofsuperconductivityandtheord- parameter descriptions of super uidity, the soliton revolution through the works of Zabusky and Kruskal on the KdV equation and the subsequent widespread - plicationsof the nonlinear Schrodi .. ngerequation in optical bers and Bose-Einstein condensates,the developmentsof bifurcationtheory and chaotic dynamicsand their widespread applicationsfrom climate and ... Read more
Adventures of nonlinear science were perhaps most notably seeded at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) over half a century ago with the fundamental questionsofenergyequipartitioninnonlinearsystems, astheywereposedbyFermi, Pasta, and Ulam. At the time, probably little could be imagined of the far-reaching implications that the studies of nonlinear phenomena would have, continuing to expandtothisday.TheGinzburg-Landautheoryofsuperconductivityandtheord- parameter descriptions of super uidity, the soliton revolution through the works of Zabusky and Kruskal on the KdV equation and the subsequent widespread - plicationsof the nonlinear Schrodi .. ngerequation in optical bers and Bose-Einstein condensates,the developmentsof bifurcationtheory and chaotic dynamicsand their widespread applicationsfrom climate and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Springer Tracts in Modern Physics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642242434
SKU
V9783642242434
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About Panayotis G. Kevrekidis
Panayotis G. Kevrekidis received a B.S. in Physics from University of Athens, an M.S., M.Phil and Ph.D in Physics from Rutgers University. After a post-doctoral year between Princeton University and Los Alamos National Lab, he joined the department of Mathematics and Statistics of UMass, Amherst where he is currently an Associate Professor. He has published more than 200 research papers ... Read more
Reviews for The Discrete Nonlinear Schroedinger Equation: Mathematical Analysis, Numerical Computations and Physical Perspectives
From the reviews: The collection contains 22 articles on various aspects of the discrete nonlinear Schroedinger equation ... . The book provides a comprehensive and useful guide to the substantial mathematical and physical literature on the discrete nonlinear Schroedinger equation, both for novices and experts in the field. (Karsten Matthies, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2012 e) ... Read more