That equation acts as a kind of machine for processing the raw data of initial conditions for a system of particles—its precise set of positions and velocities at any given moment, along with ...

And, as he discovered, even small differences in the initial conditions can lead to vastly different outcomes. The eureka moment came when Lorenz tried to rerun a computer weather simulation but ...

Here’s how it works. Chaos theory explains the behavior of dynamic systems like weather, which are extremely sensitive to initial conditions. It would be really nice to know the weather forecast ...

Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to further debate This paper provides some practical advice on establishing initial conditions in ...