Imperfect Bifurcation in Structures and Materials

Many physical systems lose or gain stability and pattern through bifurca­ tion behavior. Extensive research of this behavior is carried out in many fields of science and engineering. The study of dynamic bifurcation be­ havior, for example, has made clear the mechanism of dynamic instability and chaos. The group-theoretic bifurcation theory is an established means to deal with the formation and se...