The Wild And Woolly World Of Nonlinear Dynamics... «Free Forever»

"Well," Sarah said, wiping a drop of coffee from her cheek. "I guess that’s the thing about chaos."

The lab fell silent. Elias sat on the floor, breathing hard, surrounded by scattered marbles and bread crusts. The Wild and Woolly World of Nonlinear Dynamics...

Elias watched as the strange attractor on the screen leapt from the monitor, manifesting as a shimmering, translucent ribbon of light in the center of the room. It was beautiful and lethal—a visual representation of a system that had finally found its "fixed point." "Well," Sarah said, wiping a drop of coffee from her cheek

"Shut it down!" Sarah yelled, but the toggle switch wouldn't budge. The room began to hum, a deep vibration that shook their marrow. Elias watched as the strange attractor on the

In the world of nonlinear dynamics, a system’s output isn't proportional to its input. A small nudge can lead to a catastrophe. Elias had nudged the very fabric of local reality.