Pattern formation and chaos in networks

  • Authors:
  • Clifford A. Pickover

  • Affiliations:
  • IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY

  • Venue:
  • Communications of the ACM
  • Year:
  • 1988

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Abstract

Chaos theory involves the study of how complicated behavior can arise in systems that are based on simple rules, and how minute changes in the input of a system can lead to great differences in the output. Using computer graphics, the dynamic behavior of chaos-producing networks is explored, and convergence maps reveal a visually striking and intricate class of displayable objects.