Progress and Challenges in Dynamical Systems

This book contains a selected collection of papers providing an overview of the state of the art in the study of dynamical systems. A broad range of aspects of dynamical systems is covered, focusing on discrete and continuous dynamical systems, bifurcation theory, celestial mechanics, delay difference and differential equations, Hamiltonian systems and also the classic challenges in planar vector fields. Particular attention has been posed on real-world applications of dynamical systems, showing the constant interaction of the field with other sciences.§The authors have made a special effort in placing the reader at the frontiers of current knowledge in the discipline. In this way, recent advances and new trends become available.§The papers are based on talks given at the International Conference Dynamical Systems: 100 years after Poincaré held at the University of Oviedo, Gijón (Spain), on September 3-7, 2012. Recent advances and new trends have been discussed during the meeting, including applications to a wide range of disciplines such as Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Economics, among others. The memory of Poincaré, who laid the foundations of dynamical systems, provided the backdrop for the discussion of the new challenges 100 years after his death.