Publisher's Synopsis
"Chaos and Dynamical Complexity" cotnains papers from different disciplines within the physical sciences devoted to archetypal, nonlinear, dissipative problems exhibiting rich bifurcational and chaotic phonomena. The articles are highly illustrated, with a minimum of mathematical detail and suitable for a wide readership. Grouped into pairs, the papers cover: regular and chaotic temporal oscillations in chemical kinetics; two ubiquitous problems of mechanical engineering; spatio-temporal dynamics of convection and combustion; capsize of ships, and the related escape from a potential well.;The collection of eight papers constitutes the first philosophical transactions "Theme" issue.
