Wednesday 16 November 11:00 - EARTH SYSTEM PHYSICS SEMINAR

[Earth System Physics Section]

EARTH SYSTEM PHYSICS SEMINAR
Wednesday 16 November 11:00 hrs
Central area, 2nd floor, ex-SISSA bldg.

Stefano Luzzato
ICTP

CHAOTIC SEMINAR: CHAOS AND PREDICTABILITY IN MATHEMATICAL MODELS

The purpose of this talk is to give a “pure” mathematicians perspective 
on the meaning of “chaos” and “(un)predictability” in dynamical systems, 
including systems of ODE’s such as the Lorenz equations. I will give a 
brief historical review of the notion of chaos, discuss the difference 
between “short term unpredictability” and “long term statistical 
predictability”, and finally work through a simple mathematical example 
in which this difference is very clear. **