Nonlinear Science -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Background -- WHAT IS NONLINEAR SCIENCE? -- Basic Concepts and Definitions -- Paradigms -- Interdisciplinary Nature of Nonlinear Science -- An Example: Period Doubling -- The Challenges of Pursuing Nonlinear Science -- Chapter 3 From Paradigms to Practicalities: Successes of Nonlinear Science -- SOLITONS IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS -- CONTROLLING CHAOS IN HIGH-POWERED LASERS -- Chapter 4 N3: Naval Needs, NRL Capabilities, and Nonlinear Science Research Opportunities -- SIGNAL AND IMAGE PROCESSING -- Image Processing and Target Recognition -- Data Compression or Encryption -- Wavelets and Image Processing -- Sensors -- ROBOTICS AND ADAPTIVE CONTROL -- Robots -- Controlling Chaos -- Interactive Numerical and Visualization Environments -- TURBULENT AND REACTING FLOWS -- Turbulence and Drag Reduction -- Combustion and Detonation -- SONAR: SHALLOW WATER ACOUSTICS -- LASERS AND NONLINEAR OPTICS -- Coherent High-Power Semiconductor Laser Sources -- Bright X-Ray Sources -- Blue-Green Lasers -- MATERIALS SCIENCE -- Novel Electronic Materials -- Organic Electronic Materials: Flexible Polymer LEDs and Nonlinear Optics -- Semiconductor Nanostructures: Chaotic Scattering and Nonlinear Electronic Devices -- Structured Materials -- Materials Synthesis and Processing -- Fracture -- Smart Materials -- Chapter 5 Summary.