18–21 Apr 2024
WFAIS UJ
Europe/Zurich timezone

Lapunov exponent, the old way of measuring the chaos

21 Apr 2024, 14:20
20m
WFAIS UJ

WFAIS UJ

Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, prof. St. Łojasiewicza 11, Kraków
Talk

Speaker

Adam Sowiński

Description

A system is said to be chaotic if a small change in initial conditions leads to significant differences in its evolution. Based on this definition, we can ask how to quantify this level of chaos. Given two systems, how can we determine which one exhibits greater chaos? To answer this question, we will introduce the concept of the Largest Lapunov Exponent, an idea proposed in the late 19th century by the mathematician Alexander Lapunov.

Field Physics and Astronomy
Length Short 15 min

Author

Adam Sowiński

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