Foreword
Preface
1 Mathematical Background
1.1 Dynamical systems
1.1.1 Vector fields and dynamical systems
1.1.2 Critical points in phase space
1.1.3 Higher-order autonomous systems
1.1.4 Dirac delta function
1.1.5 Special functions
1.1.6 Green's function
1.1.7 Boundary and initial value problems
1.2 Asymptotic behavior and stability
1.2.1 Asymptotic expansions
1.2.2 Asymptotic behavior of autonomous systems
1.2.3 Stability of autonomous systems
1.2.4 More on stability
1.3 Bifurcations
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