Description: Celestial Encounters by Florin Diacu, Philip J. Holmes Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Celestial Encounters is for anyone who has ever wondered about the foundations of chaos. Starting with the story of Henri Poincares work, Florin Diacu and Philip Holmes trace the history of attempts to solve the problems of celestial mechanics fist posed in Isaac Newtons Principia in 1686. Publisher Description Celestial Encounters is for anyone who has ever wondered about the foundations of chaos. In 1888, the 34-year-old Henri Poincare submitted a paper that was to change the course of science, but not before it underwent significant changes itself. "The Three-Body Problem and the Equations of Dynamics" won a prize sponsored by King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway and the journal Acta Mathematica, but after accepting the prize, Poincare found a serious mistake in his work. While correcting it, he discovered the phenomenon of chaos. Starting with the story of Poincares work, Florin Diacu and Philip Holmes trace the history of attempts to solve the problems of celestial mechanics first posed in Isaac Newtons Principia in 1686. In describing how mathematical rigor was brought to bear on one of our oldest fascinations--the motions of the heavens--they introduce the people whose ideas led to the flourishing field now called nonlinear dynamics. In presenting the modern theory of dynamical systems, the models underlying much of modern science are described pictorially, using the geometrical language invented by Poincare.More generally, the authors reflect on mathematical creativity and the roles that chance encounters, politics, and circumstance play in it. Author Biography Florin Diacu is Associate Professor of Mathematics at the University of Victoria in Canada. Philip Holmes, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, is Professor of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics at Princeton University, where he directs the Program in Applied and Computational Mathematics. Details ISBN 0691005451 ISBN-13 9780691005454 Title Celestial Encounters Author Florin Diacu, Philip J. Holmes Format Paperback Year 1999 Pages 256 Publisher Princeton University Press GE_Item_ID:161694757; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9780691005454
Book Title: Celestial Encounters
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
Publication Name: Celestial Encounters : the Origins of Chaos and Stability
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Item Height: 0.7 in
Subject: Chaotic Behavior in Systems, Mechanics / General, Mechanics / Dynamics, Cosmology, Applied
Publication Year: 1999
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 12 Oz
Subject Area: Mathematics, Science
Author: Philip J. Holmes, Florin Diacu
Item Length: 9.1 in
Item Width: 6.1 in
Series: Princeton Science Library
Format: Trade Paperback
