chaos
Want to understand chaos? Then have a look at Smale's famous horseshoe map.
Want to understand chaos? Then have a look at this famous brainchild of the mathematician Stephen Smale.
How a maths competition spawned the foundations of chaos theory.
If you thought that billiards was a harmless game to play in the pub, think again. It's a breeding ground for chaos!
Artur Avila tells us about taming chaos.
Artur Avila is being honoured for "formidable technical power, the ingenuity and tenacity of a master problem-solver, and an unerring sense for deep and
significant questions."
It's one of the most beautiful sights in nature: fireflies illuminating the night with their synchronised flashing. Mathematicians have just solved a 40 year-old problem behind this striking phenomenon.