On Apr 16, 8:01 pm, Robert I Ellison <[email protected]>
wrote:
> But are tipping points predictable?
Some are can be predicted very precisely. Some cannot.
> Chaos theory is a simply a
> metatheory of change in complex systems and a climate 'tipping point'
> is merely an example of chaotic bifurcation in a complex and dynamical
> system.
Where did you get that mish-mash of concepts?
Chaos theory is about systems that are very sensitive to initial
conditions.
A tipping point is a point where a system goes from one stable state
to
another. The system need not be chaotic.
Two different concepts.
Also, any system is unpredictable if you cannot sufficiently specify
the initial conditions. Hence an all unpredictable systems should not
be mashed in with chaotic systems.
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