2007-01-05 10:12:00 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
According to Wikipedia, yes. "The butterfly effect is a phrase that encapsulates the more technical notion of sensitive dependence on initial conditions in chaos theory. Small variations of the initial condition of a dynamical system may produce large variations in the long term behavior of the system. ...The phrase refers to the idea that a butterfly's wings might create tiny changes in the atmosphere that ultimately cause a tornado to appear (or, for that matter, prevent a tornado from appearing). The flapping wing represents a small change in the initial condition of the system, which causes a chain of events leading to large-scale phenomena. Had the butterfly not flapped its wings, the trajectory of the system might have been vastly different."
2007-01-05 10:21:20 · answer #1 · answered by Zelda Hunter 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know so ask someone else
2014-04-21 19:47:16 · answer #2 · answered by S & H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats a chaos theory staple. The theory basically says that the small imperfections magnify over time and manifest in larger ways, ie a swirl of wind from a butterfly magnified over time could grow into a storm system...
2007-01-05 18:28:17 · answer #3 · answered by Beach_Bum 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How many butterflies are there in the world flapping their wings at the same time?
2007-01-05 18:27:52 · answer #4 · answered by marcoporres 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably not, but it used as an example to give a case to weather prediction and chaos theory. Good liuk!
2007-01-05 18:26:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
Not only does it not happen - chaos theory is fundamentally flawed - its a classical theory - well I'm sorry but reality is quantum mechanical.
Read 'fabric of reality' by deutsch.
2007-01-05 19:48:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not literally, all time, but the implications of that statement are true.
It's a model for chaos theory mechanics.
2007-01-05 18:19:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes
2007-01-05 18:17:16 · answer #8 · answered by Swinkster 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
lmfao no of couse not
2007-01-05 18:19:43 · answer #9 · answered by joshdaniel1983 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hypothetically,sure,its possible.actually-nope.
2007-01-05 18:19:59 · answer #10 · answered by Lyn K 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋