7 aug 2000
 
 

Note that there are two versions of the webbook, a public one

www.nbi.dk/ChaosBook/
with only the finished parts, and the complete existing text on
www.nbi.dk/ChaosBook/coauthors/
for us only. You do not want to print the whole thing (880 pages!) but please scan through parts of interest to you.

Whenever you start working on a chapter, alert Predrag first, so that no other edits are made to the web version while you are working on it.
 

Editing protocol



Chapter assignements

"excusatio non petita accusatio manifesta"
(if you give explanations before being asked that means you are guilty)

Unassigned chapters:
Overture
Appendix: Brief history of chaos
Dynamics
Local stability
        (Including stability of PO-s)
Transporting densities (assigned ?? July 2000)
Averaging (assigned ?? July 2000)
Evolution operators
Trace formulas (on Roberto's wish list, 16 july 2000)
Qualitative dynamics
Fixed points and how to get them
     (including how to get symbols and guesses of initial points)
Determinants (on Roberto's wish list, 16 july 2000)
Cycle expansions (on Roberto's wish list, 16 july 2000)
Getting used to cycles (assigned ?? july 2000)
Applications (assigned ?? july 2000)
Dettmann on orbital measures

Discrete symmetries
Appendix: Discrete symmetries
Deterministic diffusion (assigned ?? July 2000)
Semiclassical evolution
Gregor's comments

Gutzwiller trace formula
Helium
Appendix: Linear stability of Hamiltonian flows
Semiclassical chaotic scattering
Creeping
Appendix: Infinite dimensional operators
Appendix: Symbolic dynamics techniques
Diffraction distraction
(Periodic orbit theory of diffraction?)
Pruning
Irrationally winding (assigned ?? July 2000)
Statistical mechanics
Summary


There are many obvious holes - examples:

 
1. billiard reflection rules and stability are not explained;
2. stable/unstable manifolds are not defined
3. summary not written
4. etc., etc.
that have to be patched before a book can be publishable; please check the ``Reviewers say'' section of coauthors version of the webbook. so if you feel inspired to patch up something outside of the suggested assignements above, let Predrag know.
 

Gabor:
Gregor:

Semiclassical chaotic scattering (suggestion, 7 aug 2000)
Andreas:
Predrag:
Hans Henrik:
Ronnie:
Kai:
Freddy:
Roberto:
Thermodynamic formalism (assigned 16 july 2000)
Counting (assigned 16 july 2000)
Trace formulas (on Roberto's wish list, 16 july 2000)
Determinants (on Roberto's wish list, 16 july 2000)
Cycle expansions (on Roberto's wish list, 16 july 2000)
Niall:
Dynamics (suggestion, 7 aug 2000)
Predrag's, Gabor's comments

Local stability (suggestion, 7 aug 2000)
Semiclassical evolution (suggestion, 7 aug 2000)
Gregor's comments

Gutzwiller trace formula (suggestion, 7 aug 2000)
Appendix: Linear stability of Hamiltonian flows (suggestion, 7 aug 2000)
Semiclassical chaotic scattering (suggestion, 7 aug 2000)
Per:
Predrag:
Intermittency (assigned 7 aug 2000)
Why does it work? (assigned 7 aug 2000)



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