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In this chapter we will develop some techniques for describing what is meant by the term “chaos” as applied to deterministic dynamical systems. We will study the mechanisms that give rise to chaotic dynamics as well as develop analytical techniques for predicting (in terms of the system parameters) when these mechanics occur in specific dynamical systems.
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Wiggins, S. (1990). Some Aspects of Global Bifurcations and Chaos. In: Introduction to Applied Nonlinear Dynamical Systems and Chaos. Texts in Applied Mathematics, vol 2. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4067-7_5
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