ideas and techniques of normal form theory will find this book rewarding. Its algebraic approach is well suited to readers interested in automated computations of normal forms." (Kresimir Josic, Siam Review, Vol. 46 (4), 2004)
"Normal-form theory has become a celebrated topic which is widely used in nonlinear science. ... This book certainly represents a very thorough treatment of the anatomy of normal-form transformations ... . It may serve well as a reference work ... and indeed the author achieves his stated aim of providing an encyclopedia of results and explanations which are not easily found in the existing literature." (Mark Groves, UK Nonlinear News, Issue 35, February, 2004)
"The theory of local dynamical systems studies neighbourhoods of a given equilibrium point, in particular the dynamical behaviour that is generically possible. ... To my knowledge the monograph under review is the first successful attempt to deal with the 'Elphick-Iooss' inner product style and the 'Cushman-Sanders' sl(2) style at a larger scale. ... the text successfully addresses computer-algebraic aspects of certain normal form computations that are useful for applications in concrete examples." (Henk Broer, Siam,November, 2003)
"This book is a treatise on normal forms and unfoldings of a dynamical system near a singular point. The goal is to lay down basic principles and this is ... the main originality of this work. Moreover it is selfcontained. ... The volume contains new results including some of the author. ... This conceptually attractive and clearly written book is recommended." (A. Akutowicz, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1014, 2003)