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The recently recognized failure of predictability in Newtonian dynamics
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Modern theories of dynamical systems have very clearly demonstrated the unexpected fact that systems governed by the equations of Newtonian dynamics do not necessarily exhibit the ‘predictability’ property. Indeed, very recent researches have shown that in wide classes of very simple systems satisfying those equations predictability is impossible beyond a certain definite time horizon.
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- Authors
- Lighthill, M. J.
- Venue
- Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. A. Mathematical and Physical Sciences
- Publisher
- The Royal Society
- Published
- 1986-09-08
- Volume
- 407
- Issue
- 1832
- Pages
- 35-50
- ISSN
- 0080-4630 (ISSN-L)
- 2053-9169
- OpenAlex
- W2128249030
- Cited by
- 187
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 12.68
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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