RE: Chaos theory
July 14, 2014 at 12:47 pm
(This post was last modified: July 14, 2014 at 1:01 pm by Anomalocaris.)
(July 14, 2014 at 11:22 am)Rhizomorph13 Wrote: Can anyone else come up with an example of small change resulting in larger results?
Take Pluto. Start with a position in its orbit, run a numerical simulation of its orbital position 100 million years into the future. Move the starting position by 1km relative to the sun and other planets and run the same simulation for the same 100 million years. Pluto will be on the opposite sides of the sun, 9 billion kms apart, at the conclusion of these two simulations. That's without exploring the uncertainities in the initial positions of all the other objects in Solar system.
(July 14, 2014 at 12:40 pm)FreeTony Wrote:(July 14, 2014 at 11:22 am)Rhizomorph13 Wrote: Can anyone else come up with an example of small change resulting in larger results?
For this experiment you will need: a willing friend, two large fridge comparments and 2 ropes.
In the first fridge compartment you will stand on a block of ice with a noose around your neck, attached to the ceiling. Your friend will do the same in compartment 2.
Compartment 1 is set to +2 degrees and compartment 2 to -2 degrees.
You will find a significant difference in outcome, despite a 1.5% difference in temperature.
(Do not try this at home)
Not if the nooses are of the same length and you are taller than your friend by the amount equal to the thickness of the ice.
It would also be convergent if both compartments are under high pressure, exactly what outcome it comverges upon depending on exactly how are high the pressure.
So degree of convergence or divergence of outcome also depends on accuracy of measurment of the length of the noose and heights of you and your friend, whether you or your friend is of the same state of aliveness before hand, in addition to the temperature, as well as pressure, in the compartments.
