Introduction to Catastrophe Theory

List of contents

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Background; 3. The seven elementary catastrophes; 4. The geometry of the seven elementary catastrophes; 5. Applications in physics; 6. Applications in the social sciences; 7. Applications in biology; 8. Morphogenesis; 9. Conclusions; Exercises; References; Author index; Subject index.

Product details

• Authors: Saunders Peter Timothy, P. T. Saunders, Peter Timothy Saunders, Saunders Peter Timothy
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.1980
• EAN: 9780521230421
• ISBN: 978-0-521-23042-1
• No. of pages: 160
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > Miscellaneous; SCIENCE / Chaotic Behavior in Systems, Chaos Theory