Imperfect bifurcation in structures and materials : engineering use of group-theoretic bifurcation theory
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Imperfect bifurcation in structures and materials : engineering use of group-theoretic bifurcation theory
(Applied mathematical sciences, v. 149)
Springer, c2002
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [392]-404) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book provides a modern investigation into the bifurcation phenomena of physical and engineering problems. Systematic methods - based on asymptotic, probabilistic, and group-theoretic standpoints - are used to examine experimental and computational data from numerous examples (soil, sand, kaolin, concrete, domes). Engineers may find this book, with its minimized mathematical formalism, to be a useful introduction to modern bifurcation theory. For mathematicians, static bifurcation theory for finite-dimensional systems, as well as its implications for practical problems, is illuminated by the numerous examples.
Table of Contents
Introduction to Bifurcation Behavior.- Critical Point and Local Behavior.- Imperfection Sensitivity Laws.- Critical Initial Imperfections (I).- Stochasticity of Initial Imperfections (I).- Experimentally-observed Bifurcation Diagrams.- Group-theoretic Bifurcation Theory.- Bifurcation Behavior of Dn-equivariant Systems.- Critical Initial Imperfections (II).- Stochasticity of Initial Imperfections (II).- Description of Bifurcation Behaviors.- Bifurcation of Cylindrical Sand Specimens.- Echelon-mode Formation.- Bifurcation of Steel Specimens.- Miscellaneous Aspects of Bifurcation Phenomena.- References.- Index.
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