Title Nonlinear Waves and Solitons on Contours and Closed Surfaces Author(s) Ludu, Andrei Publication Berlin, Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012. Description XVIII, 490 p : online resource Abstract Note This 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, providing 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. This book is intended for graduate students and researchers in mathematics, physics and engineering. This new edition has been thoroughly revised, expanded and updated ISBN,Price 9783642228957 Keyword(s) 1. Amorphous substances 2. Applications of Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos Theory 3. Complex fluids 4. DIFFERENTIAL GEOMETRY 5. EBOOK 6. EBOOK - SPRINGER 7. Fluid- and Aerodynamics 8. FLUIDS 9. Interfaces (Physical sciences) 10. Mathematical Methods in Physics 11. PHYSICS 12. Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics 13. STATISTICAL PHYSICS 14. Surface and Interface Science, Thin Films 15. Surfaces (Physics) 16. THIN FILMS Item Type eBook Multi-Media Links Please Click here for eBook Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location I07047     On Shelf