Publisher's Synopsis
Introduces the concept of stability preserving mappings to establish a qualitative equivalence between the two dynamical systems - the comparison system and the system to be studied. The book sets out to provide insight into dynamical systems unobtainable by usual treatments of the subject.;This work is intended for pure and applied mathematicians; electrical and electronics, mechanical, civil, aerospace, and industrial engineers; control theorists; physicists; computer scientists; chemists; biologists; econometricians; operations researchers; and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines.;College or university bookstores may order five or more copies at a special student price which is available on request.
