Unit 2: Dynamics and Chaos

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last posted Oct. 29, 2013, 11:22 a.m.

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Chaos

Chaos is "sensitive dependence on initial conditions".

"Butterfly effect" - a butterfly flapping its wings in Japan could cause changes in weather that eventually lead to a hurricane

Chaos shows up in:

  • orbits
  • brain activity
  • heart activity
  • financial data
  • weather
  • computer networks
  • population change
created Oct. 16, 2013, 7:30 p.m.

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