Chapter 3: From Meteorology to Chaos: The Second Wave
The following sections are included:
Prediction in Meteorology
The Lorenz System
State Space
The Stability of Periodic Solutions
Numerical Integration and Application of Linear Theory
Topological Analysis
First-return Map to Maxima
Sensitivity to Initial Conditions
Turbulence, Aperiodic Solutions, and Chaos
Hydrodynamics and the Lorenz Attractor
Laser Dynamics and the Lorenz System
Conclusion