tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19678732.post18329908861107813..comments2023-07-31T10:39:53.182-05:00Comments on The Blog of the American Chesterton Society: Ann and Frank - laughing with GKC and FrancesNancy C. Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06169395014931291729noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19678732.post-12730795197790747632009-03-14T14:01:00.000-05:002009-03-14T14:01:00.000-05:00What your describing as a butterfly effect would b...What your describing as a butterfly effect would be an example of something that could be analyzed with catastrophe theory.davymax3https://www.blogger.com/profile/04920344947294561651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19678732.post-22930886157593140382009-03-13T15:21:00.000-05:002009-03-13T15:21:00.000-05:00Isn't that also known as the "Butterfly Effect" .....Isn't that also known as the "Butterfly Effect" ... the effect of a flap of a butterfly's wings in one part of the world could eventually cause a chain reaction leading to some catastrophe in another part of the world years later.Trubadorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10490227689920361345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19678732.post-23538912586808852462009-03-13T13:35:00.000-05:002009-03-13T13:35:00.000-05:00Catastrophe theory is basically the mathematical m...Catastrophe theory is basically the mathematical modeling and understanding of "catastrophes." These are things such as landslides, tsunamis, hurricanes, etc. But, not a car accident. In a nutshell, it's how small changes can cause big events(catastrophes). These are known as bifurcation points in mathematics. Some equations will model a nice easy sloping hill where if you change something in one direction you're not in trouble. Catastrophe theory deals with equations modeling buttes basically. Where if you go a bit far from equilibrium, you're in deep trouble.davymax3https://www.blogger.com/profile/04920344947294561651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19678732.post-21277698411618620362009-03-13T09:38:00.000-05:002009-03-13T09:38:00.000-05:00What exactly is this catastrophe theory? Is it li...What exactly is this catastrophe theory? Is it like the mathematics of the probability of miracles? If it is...ha ha. If it's not, I will need the joke to be explained to me.Old Fashioned Liberalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139437884293877190noreply@blogger.com