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Reiteration of the Eternal Return
The eternal return is the prototypical example of the descent to chaos to create more order. Van Eenwyk (1997) notes that symbols, as the m
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Correspondences with Chaos Theory
Van Eenwyk (1997) maintains that by understanding chaos theory, we can see how symbols do what they do.
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A Study of Symbols
Van Eenwyk (1997) explores the dynamics of symbols in depth. He could explore other dynamics, as anything that the psyche produces reflects
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A Bit About Archetypes
Van Eenwyk (1997) talks about chaos theory as it applies to ideas found Jung’s Analytical Psychology. He reminds us that part of Jung’s gen
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Fractal Dimension
Getting back to the coastline example, paradoxically, when you use a finer measurement scale, the length of the coastline increases, so not
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Self-Similarity Across Scale
Fractals are self-similar across scale, they look the same, and their details are repeated at different scales or descending levels of magni
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Fascinating Fractals
Fractal is a term coined in 1975 by Benoit Mandelbrot in to denote configurations that transcend traditional numerical categories. Like opt
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The Attraction of Attractors
Strange attractors are not the only kind of attractors, but they are by far the most interesting. Other attractors are easier to describe a
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Taffy Pulling Apart
Nonlinear iteration can be pictured as a taffy puller or a baker kneading bread dough. Indeed, mathematicians call what happens when nonlin
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Two Roads in a Yellow Wood—The Perils of Bifurcation and SDIC
If you have read Robert Frost’s Poem “The Road Not Taken” (1916), then you actually know a lot about bifurcation and sensitive dependence o
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