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... illustrate this process in mathematics , the result of a cal- culation is input back into the equation , and the equation is run again and so on . With the use of computers , which allow for millions of repetitions ( iterations ) of ...
... illustrate this process in mathematics , the result of a cal- culation is input back into the equation , and the equation is run again and so on . With the use of computers , which allow for millions of repetitions ( iterations ) of ...
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... illustrate the complex be- haviour of nonlinear systems because it can follow their trajectories over many millions of steps , ' revealing the substructure that charac- terizes the nature of chaos , and indicating when predictability ...
... illustrate the complex be- haviour of nonlinear systems because it can follow their trajectories over many millions of steps , ' revealing the substructure that charac- terizes the nature of chaos , and indicating when predictability ...
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... illustrate his points , and the switch was made by the session convener , who was not aware of Bradbury's story : ' Perhaps the butterfly , with its seeming frailty and lack of power is a natural choice for a symbol of the small that ...
... illustrate his points , and the switch was made by the session convener , who was not aware of Bradbury's story : ' Perhaps the butterfly , with its seeming frailty and lack of power is a natural choice for a symbol of the small that ...
Contents
chaos classics and modern culture | 1 |
chaos theory Miltons Eden and Jurassic | 26 |
selfsimilarities in Shakespeare | 75 |
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Strange Attractors: Literature, Culture, and Chaos Theory Harriett Hawkins No preview available - 1995 |
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