Probing the edge of chaos: How do variable physical characteristics behave at the point preceding onset of chaos?

Friday, February 28, 2014 - 07:02 in Physics & Chemistry

The edge of chaos -- right before chaos sets in -- is a unique place. It is found in many dynamical systems that cross the boundary between a well-behaved dynamics and a chaotic one. Now, physicists have shown that the distribution -- or frequency of occurrence -- of the variables constituting the physical characteristics of such systems at the edge of chaos has a very different shape than previously reported distributions. This could help us better understand natural phenomena with a chaotic nature.

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