TY - BOOK ID - 78408039 TI - Oscillations and Resonances. PY - 2017 SN - 3110382725 3110335689 9783110335682 9783110382723 9783110335545 3110335549 PB - Berlin/Boston, UNITED STATES De Gruyter DB - UniCat KW - Oscillations. KW - Cycles KW - Fluctuations (Physics) KW - Vibration KW - Nonlinear equations. KW - approximate solutions. KW - global asymptotics. KW - small parameter. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78408039 AB - This two-volume monograph presents new methods of construction of global asymptotics of solutions to nonlinear equations with small parameter. These allow one to match the asymptotics of various properties with each other in transition regions and to get unified formulas for the connection of characteristic parameters of approximate solutions. This approach underlies modern asymptotic methods and gives a deep insight into crucial nonlinear phenomena in the natural sciences. These include the outset of chaos in dynamical systems, incipient solitary and shock waves, oscillatory processes in crystals, engineering applications, and quantum systems. Apart from being of independent interest, such approximate solutions serve as a foolproof basis for testing numerical algorithms. This first volume presents asymptotic methods in oscillation and resonance problems described by ordinary differential equations, whereby the second volume will be devoted to applications of asymptotic methods in waves and boundary value problems. Contents Asymptotic expansions and series Asymptotic methods for solving nonlinear equations Nonlinear oscillator in potential well Autoresonances in nonlinear systems Asymptotics for loss of stability Systems of coupled oscillators ER -