Experimental mathematics: the role of computation in nonlinear science
- 1 April 1985
- journal article
- Published by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) in Communications of the ACM
- Vol. 28 (4) , 374-384
- https://doi.org/10.1145/3341.3345
Abstract
Computers have expanded the range of nonlinear phenomena that can be explored mathematically. An “experimental mathematics facility,” containing both special-purpose dedicated machines and general-purpose mainframes, may someday provide the ideal context for complex nonlinear problems.Keywords
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