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Nonlinear dynamics and chaos with applications to to hydrodynamics and hydrological modelling

By Slavco Velickov

Book information

Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Year
2004
ISBN
9058096912, 9789058096913, 9780203024324
Open Library ID
OL9359919M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (11594878 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
409\409
Library
Kingdwarf
Time added
2010-01-07 06:59:20
Математика;Нелинейная динамика;Теория хаоса

Description

A hydroinformatics system represents an electronic knowledge encapsulator that models part of the real world and can be used for the simulation and analysis of physical, chemical and biological processes in water systems, in order to achieve a better management of the aquatic environment.  Thus, modelling is at the heart of hydroinformatics.  The theory of nonlinear dynamics and chaos, and the extent to which recent improvements in the understanding of inherently nonlinear natural processes present challenges to the use of mathematical models in the analysis of water and environmental systems, are elaborated in this work.  In particular, it demonstrates that the deterministic chaos present in many nonlinear systems can impose fundamental limitations on our ability to predict behaviour, even when well-defined mathematical models exist.  On the other hand, methodologies and tools from the theory of nonlinear dynamics and chaos can provide means for a better accuracy of short-term predictions as demonstrated through the practical applications in this work.

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