Chaotic behaviour, classical mechanics

The chaotic behaviour of box C shows that questions of measurement theory and the concept of predictabifity are not just at the foundations of quantum mechanics, but enter in an equally profound way already on the classical level. This was recently emphasized by Sommerer and Ott in an article by Naeye (1994). They argue that in addition to the problem of predictability the problem of reproducability of measurements in classically chaotic systems has to be discussed. The results of Fig. 1.9 indicate that the logistic map displays similar complexity. In fact, regions which act sensitively to initial conditions, intertwined with regions where prediction is possible, are generic in classical particle dynamics. 

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