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Knigh4321
January 23rd, 2003, 10:25 PM
is there a connection. Could one do a college level project on the two subjects and their corralation?
JaKiri
January 23rd, 2003, 10:28 PM
Well, not really, as chaos theory is a mathematical explanation for minor deviations in starting conditions causing large changes, and general relativity is about space/time curvature :|
fafalone
January 23rd, 2003, 10:30 PM
I recommend reading the lectures I posted on GR

http://www.scienceforums.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=390

I don't believe there is an obvious direct connection, but there are sure to be some subtle connections worth exploring. This would be a bit above the undergraduate level, as both topics pretty much graduate work... but give it a go.
fafalone
January 23rd, 2003, 10:32 PM
Originally posted by MrL_JaKiri
Well, not really, as chaos theory is a mathematical explanation for minor deviations in starting conditions causing large changes, and general relativity is about space/time curvature :|

Alot of GR rests on particle motions (i.e. the geodesic postulate); which are subject to effect of the chaos theory.
JaKiri
January 23rd, 2003, 10:53 PM
Originally posted by fafalone


The point I was trying to make was that General Relativity is a really really poor thing to compare Chaos Theory with.
fafalone
January 23rd, 2003, 10:55 PM
Yeah, but you could do it.
Knigh4321
January 24th, 2003, 10:26 PM
so then perhaps quantum mechanics and chaos theroy would be more apporiate a subject. Though I worry it may be too broad...
Radical Edward
January 25th, 2003, 3:56 AM
quantum chaos... not the easiest thing in the world by a long stretch. essentially what you would be looking at is the border between the quantum and classical world, something that has been occupying alot of very clever people for a long time.
Knigh4321
January 31st, 2003, 9:58 PM
Does anyone know where I can get ALOT of information (from the internet mainly) on this little masterpiece (the Riemann zeta function)?
PogoC7
February 1st, 2003, 12:17 AM
Beware. Many numbers inside.
http://www.utm.edu/research/primes/notes/rh.html
Knigh4321
February 9th, 2003, 4:42 PM
eigenstates and riemann's hypothesis...I'm gonna prove it (lol). or at least try...wish me luck :D
JaKiri
February 10th, 2003, 2:30 AM
Somehow I doubt you'll be able to :|
Chaos Theory
August 29th, 2003, 3:32 PM
Although I used Choas Theory for my handle, I don't know much about it. You can refer to the skeptics' article in my siggy if you want.