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LECTURE 15
     questions after lecture

first see if you can answer these

now think about these

  • What are three properties of chaotic motion?
  • What are three or more examples of chaotic motion?
  • When was chaos theory developed and what motivated the development?
  • What are some possible pairs of conjugate or complementary variables for phase space?
  • What characterizes harmonic and random motion in phase space?
  • What characterizes chaotic motion in phase space?
  • Draw an example of a self-similar fractal pattern.
  • What is self-similar? What is fractal dimension?

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Please email any questions, comments, or suggestions to Professor Bernice Durand, bdurand@theory3.physics.wisc.edu.

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