Mathematics of the butterfly effect

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Jun 7, 2006

What are some of the mathematical concepts used in the idea of the butterfly effect? Is there any thought that such a system would have a limit at which point all events beyond said limit are not considered part of the system designated by the initiating event?

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Jun 7, 2006

It is called chaos theory or non-linear dynamics.

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