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Chaos
Chaos or CHAOS may refer to: Science, technology, and astronomy * '' Chaos: Making a New Science'', a 1987 book by James Gleick * Chaos (company), a Bulgarian rendering and simulation software company * ''Chaos'' (genus), a genus of amoebae * ''Chaos'' (journal), a scientific journal devoted to nonlinear systems * Chaos (malware), a malware that infects Windows, Linux, and FreeBSD devices * Chaos (mathematics), an interdisciplinary area of science and mathematics * Chaos (operating system), a Linux distribution * Chaos (physics), a branch of quantum physics * 19521 Chaos, an object in space Mythology, philosophy, and religion * Chaos, a season in the Discordian calendar * Chaos (cosmogony), in the Greek creation myths * Chaos magic, a contemporary magical practice * ''Liber Chaos'', a philosophical treatise by Ramon Llull Arts, entertainment and media Fictional elements * Chaos (''Kinnikuman'') * Chaos (''Sailor Moon'') * Chaos (''Sesame Park'') * Chaos (''Warhammer' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaos (physics)
Quantum chaos is a branch of physics focused on how chaotic classical dynamical systems can be described in terms of quantum theory. The primary question that quantum chaos seeks to answer is: "What is the relationship between quantum mechanics and classical chaos?" The correspondence principle states that classical mechanics is the classical limit of quantum mechanics, specifically in the limit as the ratio of the Planck constant to the action of the system tends to zero. If this is true, then there must be quantum mechanisms underlying classical chaos (although this may not be a fruitful way of examining classical chaos). If quantum mechanics does not demonstrate an exponential sensitivity to initial conditions, how can exponential sensitivity to initial conditions arise in classical chaos, which must be the correspondence principle limit of quantum mechanics? Michael Berry, "Quantum Chaology", pp 104-5 of ''Quantum: a guide for the perplexed'' by Jim Al-Khalili (Weidenfeld a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
