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人们可能认为混沌研究是一个困难重重、毫无结果的研究领域,或许还带有非科学性。但是,当非线性化学动力学研究人员观察混沌的化学体系时,他们看到的不仅仅是迷茫和不确定性,相反,在浅显的混乱外表下,他们观察到了令人惊讶的有序、丰富的精细结构和惊人的美。“我真正感觉到我们处在一个新的科学前沿,这是二十年代科学家得出量子力学后的必然结果。化学、物理和生物学的非线性动力学是一场真正的科学革命。我们看到的一切事物似乎都是新的——不仅仅是精炼我们已知的某些东西的感觉,而是具有令人吃惊的变化。”西弗吉尼亚大学化学教授肖沃尔特(Kenneth C.Showalter)如是说。
One might think that chaos research is a difficult and fruitless research area, perhaps with unscientific implications. However, when non-linear chemical kinetics researchers observe chaotic chemical systems, they see more than just confusion and uncertainty; on the contrary, they observe a surprisingly orderly and abundant The fine structure and amazing beauty. “I really feel that we are at a new scientific front, which is the inevitable result of quantum mechanics drawn by scientists in the twenties. The nonlinear dynamics of chemistry, physics and biology are truly scientific revolutions. Everything that comes to mind seems to be new - not just the feeling of refining something we already know, but a surprising change. ”Kenneth C. Showalter, a professor of chemistry at the University of West Virginia, says .