Nonlinear Dynamics in Particle Accelerators

Course outline

Lecture Notes

Lecture 1: Introduction - Examples of nonlinear dynamics in accelerator systems
Lecture 2: Basic tools and concepts
Lecture 3: Representations of dynamical maps
Lecture 4: Integrators - Part I
Lecture 5: Integrators - Part II
Lecture 6: Canonical perturbation theory
Lecture 7: Normal form analysis
Lecture 8: Case study - The ILC damping wiggler