Chaos and Fractals Feature Summary
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- Worth a Look
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Chaos and Fractals
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- Serious study of chaos began with Edward Lorenz's simplified three-equation model of the atmosphere. Visit Chaos and Fractals for a brief overview of chaos theory, including how Lorenz discovered "sensitive dependence on initial conditions", also known as "the butterfly effect." When he discovered this, he knew that long-range weather forecasting would never succeed.
(This feature was updated on September 2, 2013.)
- Featured:
- June 8, 2011 - June 22, 2011
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