Sci.Nonlinear FAQ 2.0 (Sept 2003) -

• [1] About Sci.nonlinear FAQ
  • [1.1] What's New?
• [2] Basic Theory
  • [2.1] What is nonlinear?
  • [2.2] What is nonlinear science?
  • [2.3] What is a dynamical system?
  • [2.4] What is phase space?
  • [2.5] What is a degree of freedom?
  • [2.6] What is a map?
  • [2.7] How are maps related to flows (differential equations)?
  • [2.8] What is an attractor?
  • [2.9] What is chaos?
  • [2.10] What is sensitive dependence on initial conditions?
  • [2.11] What are Lyapunov exponents?
  • [2.12] What is a Strange Attractor?
  • [2.13] Can computers simulate chaos?
  • [2.14] What is generic?
  • [2.15] What is the minimum phase space dimension for chaos?
• [3] Applications and Advanced Theory
  • [3.1] What are complex systems?
  • [3.2] What are fractals?
  • [3.3] What do fractals have to do with chaos?
  • [3.4] What are topological and fractal dimension?
  • [3.5] What is a Cantor set?
  • [3.6] What is quantum chaos?
  • [3.7] How do I know if my data are deterministic?
  • [3.8] What is the control of chaos?
  • [3.9] How can I build a chaotic circuit?
  • [3.10] What are simple experiments to demonstrate chaos?
  • [3.11] What is targeting?
  • [3.12] What is time series analysis?
  • [3.13] Is there chaos in the stock market?
  • [3.14] What are solitons?
  • [3.15] What is spatio-temporal chaos?
  • [3.16] What are cellular automata?
  • [3.17] What is a Bifurcation?
  • [3.18] What is a Hamiltonian Chaos?
• [4] To Learn More
  • [4.1] What should I read to learn more?
  • [4.2] What technical journals have nonlinear science articles?
  • [4.3] What are net sites for nonlinear science materials?
• [5] Computational Resources
  • [5.1] What are general computational resources?
  • [5.2] Where can I find specialized programs for nonlinear science?
• [6] Acknowledgments