The essence of chaos
by Edward N. Lorenz · first published 1993
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The study of chaotic systems has become a major scientific pursuit in recent years, shedding light on the apparently random behaviour observed in fields as diverse as climatology and mechanics. InThe Essence of Chaos Edward Lorenz, one of the founding fathers of Chaos and the originator of its seminal concept of the Butterfly Effect, presents his own landscape of our current understanding of the field. Lorenz presents everyday examples of chaotic behaviour, such as the toss of a coin, the pinball's path, the fall of a leaf, and explains in elementary mathematical strms how their essentially ch
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…https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rsta.201... Anyone wanting a solid introduction to the notion of chaos in fluid dynamics should look at work of the original researcher who discovered the phenomenon, Ed Lorenz (1995) The Essence of Chaos. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/154291.The_Essence_of_Ch...
on “Chaos theory eliminates quantum uncertainty” ↗…modification programs of the 1950s were iniated before the discovery of sensitive dependence on initial conditions (popularly known as 'chaos') in weather systems, by Edward Lorenz. His 1995 book, "The Essence of Chaos" is still the best overview of the subject: https://uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295975146/the-essence-of-ch... The 2010 book by JR Fleming, "Fixing the Sky: The Checkered History of Weather and Climate…
on “A breakdown of Colorado's 'weather modification' program” ↗…fluctuations driven by non-linear phenomena. These are systems that display sensitive depenence to initial condition. Even a trivial research effort should have revealed this. Go read Edward Lorenz 1995 Essence of Chaos. https://uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295975146/the-essence-of-ch... This is really embarrassingly ignorant and incorrect. Classic case of experts in one field having no idea of what's been going on in…
on “Quantum Physicists Explained Earth’s Oscillating Weather Patterns” ↗I'm curious if you liked Lorenz's book more (The Essence of Chaos). As someone woefully unqualified to critique either, I'd be interested in the opinion of someone closer to the subject matter.
on “Gleick's new book on information theory” ↗