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Educational Features
What is Chaos? An Online Introduction for Everyone
In this five-part interactive tutorial, you'll the basics of chaotic motion and what it means in classical and quantum physics.

Interactive Chaos: The Dynamics of the Standard Map
The Standard Map is one of the most widely-studied examples of chaos in physics. Using this interactive tutorial and accompanying applet, learn about dynamical maps in phase space and how they are used to study chaotic motion.

The Solar System Clock of the WWW
The study of the intricate dynamics of the Solar System has lead to many great advances in physics, including the understanding of chaos. Use this applet to watch the planets move on their orbits over the months, and even centuries.

The Center's Research
Overview | Prof.Ilya Prigogine | Prof.Linda Reichl | Prof.W.C.Schieve
Quantum Chaos in Electron Wave Guides
Quantum Statistics of the Micromaser
U.T. Physics Dept.| The Univ. of Texas at Austin