Another Magic Number

Reply #9

GASMETERGUY — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 01:32:22 GMT

Raven62

Usually between successive bifurcation intervals I take Alka Seltzer. TUMS works but not as well.

Reply #8

ChinaDad — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 12:44:17 GMT

I'm not sure about the first reference Raven62, but I get the second. It has to do with how wide your fork is because if the space between the tines and the subtines is too wide it's hard to get the green beans into your mouth.

~rolling eyes

Reply #7

Lkydeb*594 — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 12:00:33 GMT

lmaoooooooooo same here! waaaaaaaaaaay out of my league

Reply #6

Raven62 — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 02:49:59 GMT

1st Feigenbaum Constant=4.66920160910299067185320382046620161725818557747576863274565134300413433021131473...

is the limiting ratio between successive bifurcation intervals, or

between the diameters of successive circles on the axis of the

Mandelbrot set.

2nd Feigenbaum Constant=2.502907875095892822283902873218215786381271376727149977336192056...

is the ratio between the width of a tine and the width of one of its two

subtines (except the tine closest to the fold).

http://en.wikipedia... [ More ]

Reply #5

kayee — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 22:45:11 GMT

Thanks Gasmeterguy, very kool number

Reply #4

Kola — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 03:43:06 GMT

Hmm... veh-ree inta-resting .

Thank you GASMETERGUY

Reply #3

RJOh — Sun, 08 Oct 2006 16:41:16 GMT

Math that use symbols other than +,-,/,x, , ,<,>, and = is out of my league

Reply #2

GASMETERGUY — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 19:40:56 GMT

Thanks, RJOH

I went to the web site. Like I said, See you in the funny farm. I'll save you a seat . LOL

Reply #1

RJOh — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 19:32:53 GMT

For more information check http://mathworld.wolfram.com/FeigenbaumConstant.html

Another Magic Number

GASMETERGUY — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 17:55:06 GMT

In Gerhard Staguhn book God's Laughter: Man and His Cosmos, published by HarperCollins (ISBN 0-06-019004-3) the author makes mention of something called Feigenbaum Constant. See page 225.

Choas theory tries to find the missing link between chaotic systems (random drawings) and ordered states. Feigenbaum, apparently, has discovered a number which is unique to these systems.

The number is 4.669. I am not enouh of a mathematician to go into detail how this number was derived nor can I give... [ More ]