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Chaotic Behavior in Systems
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Chaos at Maryland 
 "Since the mid-1970s, the Chaos Group at Maryland has done extensive research in various areas of chaotic dynamics ranging from the theory of dimensions, fractal basin boundaries, chaotic scattering, controlling chaos, etc." In addition to research reports, find a chaos gallery, and an extensive publications section with general references, online papers, abstracts, and related links. From the University of Maryland, College Park. http://www-chaos.umd.edu/ Topics: Physics Last updated May 24, 2004 CompLexicon
"A cross-referenced guide to the concepts, terminology, and key figures of modern dynamics -- the main tools used to investigate complexity in nature." Topics include Alan Turing (English mathematician and founder of modern computer science), Jules Henri Poincaré (French mathematician and founder of qualitative dynamics), and Edward Lorenz (MIT meteorologist and developer of the chaos theory). Note: Linked article is not available. Part of the Complexity website from the Exploratorium. http://www.exploratorium.edu/complexity/CompLexicon.html Topics: Physics Last updated Apr 30, 2008 Edward Lorenz, Father of Chaos Theory and Butterfly Effect, Dies at 90
April 2008 obituary for Edward Lorenz, "an MIT meteorologist who tried to explain why it is so hard to make good weather forecasts and wound up unleashing a scientific revolution called chaos theory [in the 1960s]." His observations "that small differences in a dynamic system such as the atmosphere ... could trigger vast and often unsuspected results" led him to formulate what became known as the butterfly effect. From the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/obit-lorenz-0416.html Topics: Notable People, Physics, Weather Last updated Apr 30, 2008 |
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