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The arithmetic of chaos

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Created: 2009-03-21 14:05
Collection: Science Festival
Publisher: Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences
Copyright: Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences
Language: en (English)
Archive in DSpace: Yes
Distribution: World
Description: A lecture given by Professor F Vivaldi (Queen Mary, University of London).

There are systems whose future is hard to predict (think of the weather). Looking at the heart of this phenomenon - called chaos - we discover that unpredictability ultimately stems from the properties of numbers.

Date and time:21 March 12:00 - 13:00
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Author:  Professor F Vivaldi (Queen Mary, University of London)

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