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Attractor
AttractorAttractor is a technical term in the theory of dynamic systems. An attractor can be defined as a part of the phase space of a dynamic system to which the system confines itself in the course of time, until it is trapped in it. The simplest example of an attractor is the point of rest of a pendulum, which is geometrically represented by a simple point. More complicated dynamic systems have attractors that require complicated geometric representations. Strange attractors, the attractors of chaotic dynamic systems, have fractal geometric representations. See also Chaos Theory wolfgang achtner |
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ACHTNER, WOLFGANG. "Attractor." Encyclopedia of Science and Religion. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ACHTNER, WOLFGANG. "Attractor." Encyclopedia of Science and Religion. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3404200039.html ACHTNER, WOLFGANG. "Attractor." Encyclopedia of Science and Religion. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3404200039.html |
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"attractor." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "attractor." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-attractor.html "attractor." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-attractor.html |
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