Title Nonlinear Waves and Solitons on Contours and Closed Surfaces Author(s) Ludu, Andrei Publication Berlin, Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007. Description XX, 466 p. 140 illus : online resource Abstract Note The present volume is an introduction to nonlinear waves and soliton theory in the special environment of compact spaces such a closed curves and surfaces and other domain contours. It assumes familiarity with basic soliton theory and nonlinear dynamical systems. The first part of the book introduces the mathematical concept required for treating the manifolds considered. Emphasis on the relevant notions from topology and differential geometry. An introduction to the theory of motion of curves and surfaces - as part of the emerging field of contour dynamics - is given. The second and third parts discuss the modeling of various physical solitons on compact systems, such as filaments, loops and drops made of almost incompressible materials thereby intersecting with a large number of physical disciplines from hydrodynamics to compact object astrophysics. Nonlinear Waves and Solitons on Contours and Closed Surfaces provides graduate students and researchers in mathematics, physics and engineering with a ready tutorial and reference ISBN,Price 9783540728733 Keyword(s) 1. CLASSICAL MECHANICS 2. COMPLEX SYSTEMS 3. DIFFERENTIAL GEOMETRY 4. DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS 5. Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory 6. DYNAMICS 7. EBOOK 8. EBOOK - SPRINGER 9. ERGODIC THEORY 10. Fluid- and Aerodynamics 11. FLUIDS 12. Mathematical Methods in Physics 13. MECHANICS 14. PHYSICS 15. STATISTICAL PHYSICS Item Type eBook Multi-Media Links Please Click here for eBook Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location I06481     On Shelf