Spencer Hart Advisor: Gus Hart Understanding Chaos Spencer Hart Advisor: Gus Hart
What is Chaos? noun 1. complete disorder and confusion. PHYSICS behavior so unpredictable as to appear random, owing to great sensitivity to small changes in [initial] conditions
What types of systems exhibit chaos? Non-linear systems Dripping faucet Weather Heart fibrillation
Simple Pendulum
Simple Pendulum
Physical Pendulum
Phase Space Plots
Effect of Driving Force
Effect of Driving Force
Low Driving Force
Low Driving Force
High Driving Force
High Driving Force
Is there any hope?
Attractors Attractor: “Physics: A set of physical properties toward which a system tends to evolve, regardless of the starting conditions of the system.” -thefreedictionary.com
The Chaos Game 6
The Chaos Game
The Chaos Game
The Chaos Game
The Chaos Game
The Chaos Game
Any Ideas?
Sierpinski Triangle
500000 Iterations
Fractal Nature Strange Attractor Approx. 81x zoom
Strange Attractor for Pendulum
Strange Attractor for Pendulum
Real life?