> CMR wrote: > > >there is regularity and there is the random (whether it be absolute or > >effectively so - both are equivalent from the receiving end); the mere fact > >that we are having this discussion indicates some level of regularity in the > >interaction; but there is randomness as well; > > > I do not know if this note helps. I know that a hamiltonian system is > regular, not chaotic, not random, if > it has as many constant of motion (integral) as degrees of freedom. The > presence of each constant > of motion splits the phase space in two parts, that can evolve > independently: that is, the two parts > do not interact. So I think that when we hear a discussion, we know that > it is due to some level of > chaos, and not to some level of regularity! > Doriano
With all due respect, I'll be the "judge" of that. ;)
