Screen LibraryThe KAM story : a friendly introduction to the content, history, and significance of classical Kolmogorov-Arnold-Moser theory /
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World Scientific,
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| Publisher Address: | [Hackensack], New Jersey : |
| Publication Dates: | [2014] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xv, 361 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9789814556583 : 9814556580 |
| Index Number: | Q172 |
| CLC: | N09 |
| Call Number: | N09/D886 |
| Contents: | Introduction -- Mimimum mathematical background -- Leading up to KAM: a sketch of the history -- KAM theory -- KAM in context: questions, consequences, significance -- Other results in Hamiltonian Perturbation Teory (HPT) -- Physical applications -- Appendix A. Komogorov's 1954 paper -- Appendix B. Overview of low-dimensional small divisor problems -- Appendix C. East meet West: Russians, Europeans, Americans -- Appendix D. Guide to further reading -- Appendix E. Selected quotations -- Appendix F. Glossary. |