Announcing a new section in Computer & Graphics Commencing Volume 13, No. 1, 1989 “Chaos & Graphics” Associate Editor: Clifford A. Pickover IBM T.J. Waston Research Laboratory, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, U.S.A.
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 52 KB
- Volume
- 325
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0016-0032
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✦ Synopsis
Chaos theory is an exciting, growing field which usually involves the study of a range of phenomena exhibiting a sensitive dependence on initial conditions. Although chaos often seems totally "random" and unpredictable, it actually obeys strict mathematical rules derived from equations that can be formulated and studied. One of the principal research tools for the study of chaos is computer graphics. The "Chaos & Graphics" section of Computers & Graphics, an international journal, presents articles, notes and tutorials on the seemingly paradoxical combination of randomness and structure in systems of mathematical, physical, biological, electrical, chemical and artistic interest. The general purpose is to show how complicated graphical behavior and structures can arise in systems which are based on simple rules.