One word - "Fractals"


Will Hand wrote:
Yes the atmosphere is chaotic.

There are a finite number of molecules and the illustration I use is to take
a bucket of white polystyrene pieces and tip them outside onto the grass. If
there is a breeze then they will all move in the same direction but every
time you drop them they will be arranged differently on the grass due to
slight changes in how you tip them and how you put them back each time. That
is chaos. As for God, that is a matter of personal belief which should be
respected but necessarily agreed with. As for the planet, yes it is a
wonderful, complex and organised place but beautifully chaotic. The real fun
starts when you start to bring in Quantum mechanics and String theory ......
:-)

Will
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"Paul Bartlett" wrote in message
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Hi. We, as group here, discuss many things. One of them is chaos
theory. We are barristers, engineers, etc so we do have a few brain
cells between us.'
Lorenz 1961-1963 produced his attract, we can almost get our tiny minds
round this - almost.
God gets brought into this also, as he has shown remarkable skill in
organising the planet.
Without streams of equations we need help on the concept. I know it is
like trying to explain a nuclear power station to a three year old.
But help!.
Cheers
Paul
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'Wisest are they that know they do not know.' Socrates.
Paul Bartlett FRMetS
www.rutnet.co.uk Go to local weather.
400FT AMSL 25Miles southwest of the Wash




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