Books in Brief

Brief summaries.

The Dynamics of Control

Authors: Fritz Colonius and Wolfgang Kliemann
Reviewer: V. Zharnitsky, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign USA

Stability and Oscillations of Nonlinear Pulse-Modulated Systems

Authors: Arkadii Kh. Gelig and Alexander N. Churilov
Reviewer: Alois Steindl, Institute for Mechanics, Vienna University of Technology

Computational Homology

Authors: Tomasz Kaczynski, Konstantin Mischaikow, and Marian Mrozek
Reviewer: R. Ghrist, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign USA

Vibrational Mechanics: Nonlinear Dynamic Effects, General Approach, Applications

Author: Iliya I. Blekhman
Reviewer: G.H.M. van der Heijden, University College London, UK