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The ability of an observer to keep track of things is not relevant, and even completely computable things like cellular automata can be chaotic [1]. The common
by chr1 7y ago
The ability of an observer to keep track of things is not relevant, and even completely computable things like cellular automata can be chaotic [1]. The common definition of chaotic dynamics [2] requires the system to be sensitive to initial conditions, mix the state space, and have dense periodic orbits.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_30#Chaos https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_30#Chaos.
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos_theory#Chaotic_dynamics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos_theory#Chaotic_dynamics
- hankstenberg 7y agoThat's a perfect answer.
- Razengan 7y agoThanks. I found this to be the most intuitive example (for myself to grok): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_pendulum#/media/File:Demonstrating_Chaos_with_a_Double_Pendulum.gif https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_pendulum#/media/File:De...
- nexus2045 7y agoMade me think of: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-body_problem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-body_problem