Chaotic Bursts in Nonlinear Dynamical Systems
- 16 January 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 235 (4786) , 342-345
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.235.4786.342
Abstract
Several elementary nonlinear dynamical systems in the complex plane may provide models for abrupt transitions to chaotic dynamics. In particular, the complex trigonometric and exponential functions explode into chaos as a parameter is varied. Numerical evidence is presented that supports the contention that these explosions occur whenever an elementary bifurcation occurs. This numerical evidence, in the form of computer graphics, is an example of the increasing importance of experimentation in mathematics research.Keywords
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