Experiments with a malkus-lorenz water wheel: Chaos and synchronization

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 192-202

  Illing, Lucas ^a   Fordyce, Rachel F ^a   Saunders, Alison M ^a   Ormond, Robert ^a  

^a REED COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84857469504     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.3680533     Document Type: Article

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