The Mandelbrot Set, Theme and Variations, Issue 274

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Tan Lei
Cambridge University Press, Apr 13, 2000 - Mathematics - 365 pages
The Mandelbrot set is a fractal shape that classifies the dynamics of quadratic polynomials. It has a remarkably rich geometric and combinatorial structure. This volume provides a systematic exposition of current knowledge about the Mandelbrot set and presents the latest research in complex dynamics. Topics discussed include the universality and the local connectivity of the Mandelbrot set, parabolic bifurcations, critical circle homeomorphisms, absolutely continuous invariant measures and matings of polynomials, along with the geometry, dimension and local connectivity of Julia sets. In addition to presenting new work, this collection documents important results hitherto unpublished or difficult to find in the literature. This book will be of interest to graduate students in mathematics, physics and mathematical biology, as well as researchers in dynamical systems and Kleinian groups.
 

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GEOMETRY AND DIMENSION OF JULIA SETS
281
On a theorem of M Rees for matings of polynomials
289
Le théoreme dintégrabilité des structures presque complexes
307
BIFURCATION OF PARABOLIC FIXED POINTS
325

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Tan Lei has been a professor at the University of Angers since September 2009. Prior to that, he was a teacher and researcher at ENS Lyon, the University of Warwick and the Universite de Cergy-Pontoise.