Chaos: Limits to
Forecasting
¥After a few days, these initial
imperfections dominate
forecasts, rendering it useless.
¥Chaotic physical systems are
characterized by unpredictable
behavior due to their sensitivity to small
changes in initial state.
¥Evolutions of chaotic systems in nature
might appear
random, but they are bounded.
¥Although bounded, they are unpredictable.