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Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society

The Bulletin publishes expository articles on contemporary mathematical research, written in a way that gives insight to mathematicians who may not be experts in the particular topic. The Bulletin also publishes reviews of selected books in mathematics and short articles in the Mathematical Perspectives section, both by invitation only.

ISSN 1088-9485 (online) ISSN 0273-0979 (print)

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Book Review

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MathSciNet review: 1567762
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Book Information:

Author: Stephen Wiggins
Title: Global bifurcation and chaos: analytical methods
Additional book information: Applied Mathematical Sciences, vol. 73, Springer-Verlag, New York, Berlin and Heidelberg, 1988, xiv + 494 pp., $49.95. ISBN 0-387-96775-3.

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  • Review Information:

    Reviewer: Robert L. Devaney
    Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 20 (1989), 256-259
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0273-0979-1989-15788-1