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In [[Mathematics (nonfiction)|mathematics]], '''Arnold's cat map''' is a [[Chaos theory (nonfiction)|chaotic]] map from the torus into itself, named after [[Vladimir Arnold (nonfiction)|Vladimir Arnold]], who demonstrated its effects in the 1960s using an image of a cat, hence the name. | [[File:Arnold's cat map.png|thumb|Arnold's cat map: Sample mapping on a picture of 150x150 pixels. The numbers shows the iteration step. After 300 iterations arriving at the original image.]]In [[Mathematics (nonfiction)|mathematics]], '''Arnold's cat map''' is a [[Chaos theory (nonfiction)|chaotic]] map from the torus into itself, named after [[Vladimir Arnold (nonfiction)|Vladimir Arnold]], who demonstrated its effects in the 1960s using an image of a cat, hence the name. | ||
== In the News == | == In the News == | ||
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File:Vladimir Arnold.jpg|link=Vladimir Arnold (nonfiction)|Mathematician and cat psychologist [[Vladimir Arnold (nonfiction)|Vladimir Arnold]] says that his cat map "is better than a laser pointer for keeping a cat amused." | |||
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Latest revision as of 08:49, 17 December 2017
In mathematics, Arnold's cat map is a chaotic map from the torus into itself, named after Vladimir Arnold, who demonstrated its effects in the 1960s using an image of a cat, hence the name.
In the News
Mathematician and cat psychologist Vladimir Arnold says that his cat map "is better than a laser pointer for keeping a cat amused."
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External links:
- Arnold's cat map @ Wikipedia