The investigation of the conversion of vibrational energy into electrical power has become a
major field of research. In recent years, bistable energy harvesting devices have attracted …

Publisher Summary This chapter reviews some recent progress in the nonlinear dynamics of
deep-water gravity waves. It attempts to highlight the major developments in theory and …

The theory of ill-posed problems originated in an unusual way. As a rule, a new concept is a
subject in which its creator takes a keen interest. The concept of ill-posed problems was …

An important issue in resonant vibration energy harvesters is that the best performance of
the device is limited to a very narrow bandwidth around the fundamental resonance …

This textbook is aimed at newcomers to nonlinear dynamics and chaos, especially students
taking a first course in the subject. The presentation stresses analytical methods, concrete …

From the reviews:" This book is concerned with the application of methods from dynamical
systems and bifurcation theories to the study of nonlinear oscillations. Chapter 1 provides a …

Fifteen years have elapsed after the second edition of Practical Bifurcation and Stability
Analysis was published. During that time period the? eld of computational bifurcation has …

This letter introduces a piezomagnetoelastic device for substantial enhancement of
piezoelectric power generation in vibration energy harvesting. Electromechanical equations …

This text provides an introduction to the exciting new developments in chaos and related
topics in nonlinear dynamics, including the detection and quantification of chaos in …

The aim of this Book is to give an overview, based on the results of nearly three decades of
intensive research, of transient chaos. One belief that motivates us to write this book is that …