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A small perturbation in the initial setup of a chaotic system may lead to drastically different behavior, a concept popularly referred to as the butterfly effect from the idea that the actions of a butterfly may dramatically alter the physical state of the rest of the world.
Feb 6, 2023 · What Is the Butterfly Effect? How Scientists Find Beauty in Mathematical Chaos. Researchers are using chaos theory to 3D-print stunning pieces of jewelry. As Einstein himself said, "The...
Jul 16, 2008 · The so-called butterfly effect has become one of the most popular images of chaos. The idea is that the flapping of a butterfly’s wings in Argentina could cause a tornado in Texas three weeks later. By contrast, in an identical copy of the world sans the Argentinian butterfly, no such storm would have arisen in Texas.