Nonlinearity, Bifurcation and Chaos: Theory and Applications

InTech, 2012. - 355 p. - This book focuses on introducing both theoretical and application oriented approaches in science and engineering. It is recommended for university teachers, scientists, researchers, engineers, as well as graduate and post-graduate students either working or interested in the field of nonlinearity, bifurcation and chaos.
Contents
Applications of 2D Pade Approximants in Nonlinear Shell Theory: Stability Calculation and Experimental Justification
Floquet Exponents and Bifurcations in Switched Converters
On an Overview of Nonlinear and Chaotic Behavior and Their Controls of an Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) Vibrating Problem
Dynamics of a Pendulum of Variable Length and Similar Problems
Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Investigations on the Coanda Effect
Universality of Transition to Chaos in All Kinds of Nonlinear Differential Equations
Non-Linearity in Structural Dynamics and Experimental Modal Analysis
Numerical Reproducing of a Bifurcation in the Stress Distribution Obtaining Process in Post-Critical Deformation States of Aircraft Load-Bearing Structures
Nonlinear Plate Theory for Postbuckling Behaviour of Thin-Walled Structures Under Static and Dynamic Load
FSM Scenarios of Laminar-Turbulent Transition in Incompressible Fluids
Numerical Algorithms of Finding the Branching Lines and Bifurcation Points of Solutions for One Class of Nonlinear Integral Equations
Memory and Asset Pricing Models with Heterogeneous Beliefs