Download or read book The Fermi-Pasta-Ulam Problem written by Giovanni Gallavotti and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-11-28 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume reviews the current understanding of the Fermi-Pasta-Ulam (FPU) Problem without trying to force coherence on differing perspectives on the same problem by various groups or approaches. The contributions lead the interested but inexperienced reader through gradual understanding, starting from general analysis and proceeding towards more specialized topics. The volume also includes a reprint of the original Fermi-Pasta-Ulam paper.