Chaos in a dripping faucet
- 1 April 1989
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in European Journal of Physics
- Vol. 10 (2) , 99-105
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0143-0807/10/2/005
Abstract
An advanced undergraduate experiment on the chaotic behaviour of a dripping faucet is presented. The experiment can be used for the demonstration of typical features of chaotic phenomena and also allows the advanced physics student to learn about the use of microcomputers as data-taking devices. For convenience a brief introduction to the basic concepts of nonlinear dynamics and to the period-doubling route to chaos are included.Keywords
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