Global Theory of Dynamical Systems: Proceedings of an International Conference Held at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, June 18–22, 1979

Morse-smale fields of geodesics....Pages 1-17
Periodic points and topological entropy of one dimensional maps....Pages 18-34
Ergodicity of linked twist maps....Pages 35-49
Infinitesimal hyperbolicity implies hyperbolicity....Pages 50-64
A qualitative singular perturbation theorem....Pages 65-89
On a theorem of conley and smoller....Pages 90-95
Positively expansive maps of compact manifolds....Pages 96-110
An algorithm for finding closed orbits....Pages 111-120
Linked twist mappings are almost anosov....Pages 121-145
Symbolic dynamics, homology, and knots....Pages 146-157
Anomalous anosov flows....Pages 158-174
Efficiency vs. hyperbolicity on tori....Pages 175-189
Dynamical behavior of geodesic fields....Pages 190-215
The growth of topological entropy for one dimensional maps....Pages 216-223
Separatrices, non-isolated invariant sets and the seifert conjecture....Pages 224-245
Construction of invariant measures absolutely continuous with respect to dx for some maps of the interval....Pages 246-257
The estimation from above for the topological entropy of a diffeomorphism....Pages 258-264
Ergodicity in (G,σ)-extensions....Pages 265-290
A probabilistic version of bowen — Ruelle's volume lemma....Pages 291-299
Periodically forced relaxation oscillations....Pages 300-317
Moduli of stability for diffeomorphisms....Pages 318-339
Uncountably many distinct topologically hyperbolic equilibria in ℝ 4 ....Pages 340-352
Dynamical properties of certain non-commutative skew-products....Pages 353-363
A note on explosive flows....Pages 364-374
Intertwining invariant manifolds and the lorenz attractor....Pages 375-378
Counting compatible boundary conditions....Pages 379-388
Stable manifolds for maps....Pages 389-392
Singular points of planar vector fields....Pages 393-409
Gradient vectorfields near degenerate singularities....Pages 410-417
Invariant curves near parabolic points and regions of stability....Pages 418-424
Motion under the influence of a strong constraining force....Pages 425-445
Conjugacies of topologically hyperbolic fixed points: A necessary condition on foliations....Pages 446-457
Coleman's conjecture on topological hyperbolicity....Pages 458-470
Population dynamics from game theory....Pages 471-497