Dynamical Systems

Introduction

A non-linear system, in contrast to a linear system, is a system which does not satisfy the superposition principle – meaning that the output of a nonlinear system is not directly proportional to the input.

Typically, the behavior of a non-linear system is described by a nonlinear system of equations. Non-linear problems are of interest of many fields : engineers, physicists and mathematicians and many other scientists because most systems are inherently nonlinear in nature.

As a simple equation that describes a non-linear systems, we can cite the first order non-linear differential equation:

\frac{du}{dt} = -u^2
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