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| From | Fabian Russell <root@localhost.localdomain> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | sci.physics |
| Subject | Re: Living in a world of uncertainty |
| Date | 2015-08-03 18:45 +0000 |
| Organization | NewsGuy - Unlimited Usenet $23.95 |
| Message-ID | <pan.2015.08.03.18.45.50@localhost.localdomain> (permalink) |
| References | <Fe2dnUvH3sF-LSLInZ2dnUU7-ImdnZ2d@giganews.com> |
On Mon, 03 Aug 2015 13:20:19 -0500, Sam Wormley wrote: > >> Such was the case for mathematician and meteorologist Edward Lorenz >> of MIT. In the early 1960s he accidentally stumbled on one of the >> most significant findings in atmospheric science. >> Lorenz is often confused in the minds of uninformed idiots of being the originator of the idea of mathematical "chaos." It was Poincare who discovered the mathematical properties of what we now call "chaos" or the sensitivity to initial conditions. In fact, if it had not been for the original work of Poincare then Lorenz would not have had a ready-made theoretical framework to easily exploit.
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Living in a world of uncertainty Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-08-03 13:20 -0500
Re: Living in a world of uncertainty Fabian Russell <root@localhost.localdomain> - 2015-08-03 18:45 +0000
Re: Living in a world of uncertainty "reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2015-08-03 12:00 -0700
Re: Living in a world of uncertainty benj <nobody@gmail.com> - 2015-08-04 02:29 -0400
Re: Living in a world of uncertainty HVAC <Mr.HVAC@gmail.com> - 2015-08-04 06:24 -0400
Re: Living in a world of uncertainty "reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2015-08-04 15:27 -0700
Re: Living in a world of uncertainty Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-08-04 18:00 -0500
Re: Living in a world of uncertainty Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> - 2015-08-04 17:29 -0700
Re: Living in a world of uncertainty "hanson" <hanson@quick.net> - 2015-08-04 18:51 -0700
Re: Living in a world of uncertainty HVAC <Mr.HVAC@gmail.com> - 2015-08-05 06:43 -0400
Re: Living in a world of uncertainty jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-08-03 19:08 +0000
Re: Living in a world of uncertainty gilber34 <invalid@invalid.com> - 2015-08-03 14:21 -0500
OOps noTthaTguY <abu.kuanysh05@gmail.com> - 2015-08-03 14:22 -0700
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