Chapter 34: Q23CQ (page 1237)
State a necessary condition for a system to be chaotic.
Short Answer
It is considered to be chaotic if states that differ by a little amount in the starting circumstances diverge as the system evolves.
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Chapter 34: Q23CQ (page 1237)
State a necessary condition for a system to be chaotic.
It is considered to be chaotic if states that differ by a little amount in the starting circumstances diverge as the system evolves.
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