TY - GEN T1 - The chaos avant-garde : memories of the early days of chaos theory T2 - World Scientific series on nonlinear science. Monographs and treatises ; A2 - Abraham, Ralph A2 - Ueda, Yoshisuke, 1936- LA - English PP - Singapore ; River Edge, N.J. PB - World Scientific YR - 2000 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocn646768118 AB - This book is an authoritative and unique reference for the history of chaos theory, told by the pioneers themselves. It also provides an excellent historical introduction to the concepts. There are eleven contributions, and six of them are published here for the first time - two by Steve Smale, three by Yoshisuke Ueda, and one each by Ralph Abraham, Edward Lorenz, Christian Mira, Floris Takens, T Y Li and James A Yorke, and Otto E Rossler. Contents: On How I Got Started in Dynamical Systems 1959-1962 (S Smale); Finding a Horseshoe on the Beaches of Rio (S Smale); Strange Attractors and the Ori. OP - 221 CN - Q172.5.C45 C422 2000eb SN - 9812386475 SN - 9789812386472 SN - 1281871540 SN - 9781281871541 SN - 9786611871543 SN - 6611871543 SN - 9789810244040 SN - 9810244045 KW - Chaotic behavior in systems : Research : History. KW - Mathematics : Research : History. KW - Chaos : Recherche : Histoire. KW - SCIENCE : Chaotic Behavior in Systems. KW - Chaotic behavior in systems : Research KW - Mathematics : Research KW - History ER -