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18.353[J] Nonlinear Dynamics: Chaos
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(Same subject as 2.050[J], 12.006[J])
Prereq: Physics II (GIR) and (18.03 or 18.032)
Units: 3-0-9
Lecture: TR1-2.30 (2-105)
Introduction to nonlinear dynamics and chaos in dissipative systems. Forced and parametric oscillators. Phase space. Periodic, quasiperiodic, and aperiodic flows. Sensitivity to initial conditions and strange attractors. Lorenz attractor. Period doubling, intermittency, and quasiperiodicity. Scaling and universality. Analysis of experimental data: Fourier transforms, Poincare sections, fractal dimension, and Lyapunov exponents. Applications to mechanical systems, fluid dynamics, physics, geophysics, and chemistry. See 12.207J/18.354J for Nonlinear Dynamics: Continuum Systems.
M. Durey
Textbooks (Fall 2019)
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