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... equations as a way to ' model ' or define a system are , if linear , tiresome to solve even in the case of a few variables ; if nonlinear , they are unsolvable except in special cases ( Table 1.1 ) . Table 1.1 Classification of ...
... equations as a way to ' model ' or define a system are , if linear , tiresome to solve even in the case of a few variables ; if nonlinear , they are unsolvable except in special cases ( Table 1.1 ) . Table 1.1 Classification of ...
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... differential equations . It also abstracts from a possible dependence of happenings on the previous history of the system ( ' hysteresis ' in a broad sense ) ; consideration of this would make the system into integro - differential ...
... differential equations . It also abstracts from a possible dependence of happenings on the previous history of the system ( ' hysteresis ' in a broad sense ) ; consideration of this would make the system into integro - differential ...
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... differential equations 3.1 describing the system ( so - called indirect method , essentially based on discussion of the eigenwerte λ ; of the system of equations ) . In the case of non - linear systems , these have to be linearized by ...
... differential equations 3.1 describing the system ( so - called indirect method , essentially based on discussion of the eigenwerte λ ; of the system of equations ) . In the case of non - linear systems , these have to be linearized by ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 29 |
Limitations | 38 |
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