Does chaos means long term numerical simulations useless?

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This discussion centers on the validity of numerical simulations in chaotic regimes of nonlinear systems. The author compares their simulations with those from a referenced PRL paper, noting significant discrepancies in results when chaos is present. The conclusion drawn is that numerical simulations may be rendered ineffective due to inherent numerical errors, leading to invalid long-term results. The author emphasizes the challenges of achieving accurate simulations in chaotic conditions.

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i am now reading a prl paper

the authors used numerical simulations to study a nonlinear system

in some parameters, the authors state that system enters into chaos

My numerical simulations are the same as that of the authors

but in the chaos regime, my simulations are quite different from theirs.

I guess in the chaos regime, numerical simulations are useless

Due to numerical errors, the simulation results in the long term are not valid at all.
 
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wdlang said:
i am now reading a prl paper

the authors used numerical simulations to study a nonlinear system

in some parameters, the authors state that system enters into chaos

My numerical simulations are the same as that of the authors

but in the chaos regime, my simulations are quite different from theirs.

I guess in the chaos regime, numerical simulations are useless

Due to numerical errors, the simulation results in the long term are not valid at all.

and actually, it is almost impossible to make correct simulations
 

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