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- From: rizzo@cbnewsf.cb.att.com (anthony.r.rizzo)
- Subject: Re: chaotic modelling
- Message-ID: <1993Jan25.153509.11303@cbfsb.cb.att.com>
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- References: <93024.164511WAJ@psuvm.psu.edu>
- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 15:35:09 GMT
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- In article <93024.164511WAJ@psuvm.psu.edu> <WAJ@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:
- >I have recently begun experimenting with modelling of chaotic systems in
- >C++. The only system I have had success with is the Lorenz water wheel
- >(as found in James Gleick's Chaos). Does anybody know of any other fairly
- >simple physical systems which exhibit chaotic behavior?
- >(btw, if anybody wants to see the wheel, i could send it)
- >thanks
- >
- >Bill Jester
-
-
- I understand that the simple (driven) pendulum can be made to exhibit
- chaotic behaviour. One example of a simple system that I've seen consists
- of a steel strip. The ends are firmly held in place, and a solenoid is
- used to provide an oscilating lateral force. This lends itself rather
- well to experimentation, because the frequency of the forcing function
- can be controlled very precisely.
-
- Tony Rizzo
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