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Metric Entropy

Also known as Kolmogorov Entropy, Kolmogorov-Sinai Entropy, or KS Entropy. The metric entropy is 0 for nonchaotic motion and $>0$ for Chaotic motion.


References

Ott, E. Chaos in Dynamical Systems. New York: Cambridge University Press, p. 138, 1993.




© 1996-9 Eric W. Weisstein
1999-05-26