Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Snow and the chaos theory

It is still snowing here. Over 2 feet on the ground and under a blizzard warning. This is the worst winter I remember, and probably the worst we've ever had here.

While watching Jurassic Park last night, I was intrigued when the mathematician gave a brief overview of the chaos theory. So I did a little background reading. It is a fascinating, yet very true theory. Even when all variables are controlled by our definitions, there are a virtually infinite number of miniscule(sp?) variations that affect the outcome of the reaction/interaction/equation. Because of these variations, it is practically impossible to recreate the same exact outcome of any experiment. So fascinating. I would love to talk to someone with a background in chaos related research.

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