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Book cover Normal Forms, Melnikov Functions and Bifurcations of Limit Cycles

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Chapter 1 is an introduction, presenting the background for nonlinear dynamics, bifurcation and stability, normal form method, Melnikov function and Hilbert’s 16th problem.

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Han, M., Yu, P. (2012). Introduction. In: Normal Forms, Melnikov Functions and Bifurcations of Limit Cycles. Applied Mathematical Sciences, vol 181. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2918-9_1

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