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• Name• Email• Math courses taken so far• General academic trend (major)• General interests• What about Chaos interests you the most? • What computing experience do you have?
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www.cse.ucsc.edu/classes/ams146/Spring05/index.html
I.1 Definitions
• Dynamical system– A system of one or more variables which evolve in
time according to a given rule– Two types of dynamical systems:
• Differential equations: time is continuous
• Difference equations (iterated maps): time is discrete
I.1 Definitions
• Linear vs. nonlinear– A linear dynamical system is one in which
the rule governing the time-evolution of the system involves a linear combination of all the variables.
• EXAMPLE:
– A nonlinear dynamical system is simply… … not linear
I.1 Definitions
• Chaos: Poincaré: (1880) “ It so happens that small
differences in the initial state of the system can lead to very large differences in its final state. A small error in the former could then produce an enormous one in the latter. Prediction becomes impossible, and the system appears to behave randomly.”
I.1 Definitions
• Chaos: Poincaré: (1880) “ It so happens that small differences
in the initial state of the system can lead to very large differences in its final state. A small error in the former could then produce an enormous one in the latter. Prediction becomes impossible, and the system appears to behave randomly.”
I.1 Definitions
THE ESSENCE OF CHAOS!
• a dynamical system entirely determined by its initial conditions (deterministic)
• but which evolution cannot be predicted in the long-term
I.2 Examples of chaotic systems
• the solar system (Poincare)
• the weather (Lorenz)
• turbulence in fluids (Libchaber)
• solar activity (Parker)
• population growth (May)
• lots and lots of other systems…
I.2 Examples of chaotic systems
• the solar system (Poincare)
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I.2 Examples of chaotic systems
• the solar system (Poincare)
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I.2 Examples of chaotic systems
• the weather (Lorenz)
Difficulties in predicting the weather are not relatedto the complexity of the Earths’ climate but to CHAOS in the climate equations!
I.2 Examples of chaotic systems
• turbulence in fluids (similar experiment)
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I.2 Examples of chaotic systems
• turbulence in fluids (similar experiment)
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I.2 Examples of chaotic systems
• solar activity
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I.2 Examples of chaotic systems
• solar activity
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I.2 Examples of chaotic systems
• solar activity
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I.2 Examples of chaotic systems
• solar activity
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I.2 Examples of chaotic systems
• population growth (May) – discrete, apparently simple dynamical systems
can exhibit a rich array of behaviour– examples in nature are ubiquitous (population
dynamics, epidemic propagation, …)– discretization corresponds to breeding cycle,
seasonal recurrence, … – EXAMPLE: the logistic equation
I.3 Fractals
• Fractals appear everywhere in the study of dynamical systems
• Characteristics: – a fractal is a geometric object which can be
divided into parts, each of which is similar to the original object.
– they possess infinite detail, and are generally self-similar (independent of scale)
– they can often be constructed by repeating a simple process (a map, for instance) ad infinitum.
– they have a non-integer dimension!
I.3 Fractals
• A section through the Lorenz dynamical system yields a fractal somewhat like the Cantor set
an infinity of points, yet none are connected!
I.3 Fractals
• Appear to be the fate of most 2D iterated maps– Example: The Mandelbrot set is built from
the quadratic map
where zn and c are complex numbers.