Preface |
Frequently Used Notation |
Basic Concepts / 1: |
Phase Spaces and Phase Flows |
Vector Fields on the Line / 2: |
Phase Flows on the Line / 3: |
Vector Fields and Phase Flows in the Plane / 4: |
Nonautonomous Equations / 5: |
The Tangent Space / 6: |
Basic Theorems |
The Vector Field near a Nonsingular Point / 7: |
Applications to the Nonautonomous Case / 8: |
Applications to Equations of Higher Order / 9: |
Phase Curves of Autonomous Systems / 10: |
The Directional Derivative. First Integrals / 11: |
Conservative Systems with One Degree of Freedom / 12: |
Linear Systems |
Linear Problems / 13: |
The Exponential of an Operator / 14: |
Properties of the Exponential / 15: |
The Determinant of the Exponential / 16: |
The Case of Distinct Real Eigenvalues / 17: |
Complexification and Decomplexification / 18: |
Linear Equations with a Complex Phase Space / 19: |
Complexification of a Real Linear Equation / 20: |
Classification of Singular Points of Linear Systems / 21: |
Topological Classification of Singular Points / 22: |
Stability of Equilibrium Positions / 23: |
The Case of Purely Imaginary Eigenvalues / 24: |
The Case of Multiple Eigenvalues / 25: |
More on Quasi-Polynomials / 26: |
Nonautonomous Linear Equations / 27: |
Linear Equations with Periodic Coefficients / 28: |
Variation of Constants / 29: |
Proofs of the Basic Theorems |
Contraction Mappings / 30: |
The Existence, Uniqueness, and Continuity Theorems / 31: |
The Differentiable Manifolds / 33: |
The Tangent Bundle. Vector Fields on a Manifold / 34: |
The Phase Flow Determined by a Vector Field / 35: |
The Index of a Singular Point of a Vector Field / 36: |
Sample Examination Problems |
Bibliography |
Index |