By Clifford A. Pickover
Communications of the ACM,
February 1988,
Vol. 31 No. 2, Pages 136-151
10.1145/42372.42376
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Chaos theory involves the study of how complicated behavior can arise in systems that are based on simple rules, and how minute changes in the input of a system can lead to great differences in the output. Using computer graphics, the dynamic behavior of chaos-producing networks is explored, and convergence maps reveal a visually striking and intricate class of displayable objects.
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