Nonlinear evolution of spatio-temporal structures in dissipative continuous systems

摘要: This volume contains papers contributed to the NATO Advanced Research Workshop "Nonlinear Evolution of Spatio-Temporal Structures in Dissipative Continuous Systems" held Streitberg, Fed. Rep. Germany, Sept. 24 through 30, 1989. The purpose rather long title has been focus attention on a particularly fruitful direction research within broad field covered by terms like Nonlinear Dynamics or Non-Equilibrium Systems. After physicists have occupied for several decades mainly with microscopic structure matter, recent years witnessed resurgence interest macroscopic patterns and dynamics. these latter phenomena not dormant, course, since fluid dynamicists interested origin turbulence, meteorologists studying weather numerous other scientists continued advance understanding structures relevant their disciplines. progress dynamics nonl inear systems wi th few degrees freedom discovery universal laws such as Feigenbaum scaling period-doubling cascades given rise new hopes common principles underlying spontaneous formation extended continuous systems.