The Scientific Harrovian - Issue VII-i, December 2021

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PHYSICS AND TECHNOLOGY

The Beauty Of Chaos Kevin Liew

As Albert Einstein once proclaimed: “As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain, and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality”. At its core, Chaos Theory is an intricate science revolving around nonlinear processes that are fundamentally impossible to predict or control, ranging from the weather and our brain states to stock markets and earthquakes. From the beating of a heart to the drift of planets across the starry skies, chaos is ever-present in our world. But how can such a vast, unpredictable, and uncontrollable concept like chaos be expressed in a numerical format, and how can we adapt to its ever-growing prominence within our society?


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