Labs
Below is a list experiments demonstrating the phenomena of nonlinear dynamics. For the student led experiments groups should choose one from below of supply an alternative experiment with a short proposal arguing for its applicability.
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Chua's circuit
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chua's circuit is a simple electronic circuit that exhibits classic chaos theory behavior. It was introduced in 1983 by Leon O. Chua, who was a visitor at Waseda University in Japan at that time. The ease of construction of the circuit has made it a ubiquitous real-world example of a chaotic system, leading some to declare it a paradigm for chaos.
Lorenzian waterwheel
The Lorenzian waterwheel is a physical device which is modeled by the Lorenz equations. The equations take the name of Ed Lorenz the scientist who discovered them while studying weather dynamics.
Faraday waves
Faraday waves are the observed phenomena when a fluid with a free surface is vibrated sinusoidally above critical shaking parameters. Faraday waves are a classic example of a pattern forming system and display many features associated with nonlinear dynamics such as bifurcations and chaos.