Chaos in optical systems — Optical Chaos is observed in many non linear optical systems. One of the most common examples is a ring resonator. One of the most seminal works is published by Ikeda (Physical Review Letters, 1982) where chaotic behavior in a ring resonator was… … Wikipedia
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Boris Chirikov — Boris Valerianovich Chirikov (Russian Борис Валерианович Чириков)(June 6, 1928 ndash; February 12, 2008) was an outstanding Soviet and Russian physicist. He was the founder of the physical theory of Hamiltonian chaos and made pioneering… … Wikipedia
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Holism in science — Holism in science, or Holistic science, is an approach to research that emphasizes the study of complex systems. This practice is in contrast to a purely analytic tradition (sometimes called reductionism) which aims to gain understanding of… … Wikipedia
