This unique book includes articles by outstanding contemporary researchers in the fields of classical and quantum dynamics. These fields are dominated by non-linear dynamical systems and chaos and their quantum analogues. The papers include dixcussions of fractal time stochastics, Nekhoroshev normal forms, ergodicity, periodic orbits, strange saddles, integrability, chaos in spin-wave systems (classical mechanics), topology and quantization, semiclassical approximations, level spacing, quantum normal forms (quantum dynamics), and even statistical mechanics of neuron activity. This collection of essays on topics which stand at the forefront of current research will be welcomed by serious researchers interested in extending their knowledge of progress in the fields of classical and quantum dynamics.
A collection of essays suitable for college students or practitioners of theoretical physics, written for a symposium, "Fundamental problems in classical and quantum mechanics," in Washington, DC, October 1988. Among the classical topics are fractal time stochastics in the glass transition, Kovalevski exponents, and chaos in spin-wave systems. Quantum dynamics is discussed from such perspectives as topology and quantization, a simple normal-form approach to anharmonic oscillators, and channeling radiation of electrons in crystal lattices. In addition, one of the 13 essays discusses nonlinear dynamics in brain processes. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
