Title Chaos and fractals : the mathematics behind the computer graphics / Robert L. Devaney and Linda Keen, editors ; [authors] Kathleen T. Alligood ... [and others]

Published Providence, R.I. : American Mathematical Society, 1989

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Description ix, 148 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm Series Proceedings of symposia in applied mathematics, 0160-7634 ; v. 39.. AMS short course lecture notes Proceedings of symposia in applied mathematics ; v. 39 Proceedings of symposia in applied mathematics. AMS short course lecture notes. Contents Overview : dynamics of simple maps / Robert L. Devaney -- Nonlinear oscillations and the Smale horseshoe map / Philip J. Holmes -- Fractal basin boundaries and chaotic attractors / Kathleen T. Alligood and James A. Yorke -- Julia Sets / Linda Keen -- The Mandelbrot set / Bodil Branner -- Introduction to fractals / Jenny Harrison -- Iterated function systems / Michael F. Barnsley Notes Contains expanded versions of the seven lectures delivered during the Short Course at the Centennial Meeting of the American Mathematical Society held in Providence, RI on August 6-7, 1988 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Proceedings of symposia in applied mathematics. AMS short course lecture notes no:39 0160-7634 Subject Chaotic behavior in systems -- Congresses. Chaotic behavior in systems -- Mathematics. Chaotic behavior in systems. Computer graphics -- Mathematics -- Congresses. Computer graphics -- Mathematics. Fractals -- Congresses. Fractals. Author Alligood, Kathleen T. Devaney, Robert L., 1948- Keen, Linda. American Mathematical Society. LC no. 89007003 ISBN 020123288X 0821801376 (alk. paper)

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