Exploring dynamical systems and chaos using the logistic map model of population change

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 725-732

  Groff, Jeffrey R ^a  

^a SHEPHERD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84884546786     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.4813114     Document Type: Article

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