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The real butterfly effect and maggoty apples

T. N. Palmer

2024Physics Today11 citationsDOI

Abstract

Even though the Navier–Stokes equations are deterministic, it seems that you cannot make predictions beyond a fixed time horizon, no matter how small the initial uncertainty.

Topics & Concepts

ButterflyHorizonButterfly effectPhysicsStatistical physicsEconometricsMathematicsComputer scienceEconomicsFinancial economicsAstronomyArtificial intelligenceChaoticAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical MechanicsFluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsStatistical Mechanics and Entropy
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