Experimental Mathematics:
The Role of Computation in Nonlinear Science

David K. Campbell, James P. Crutchfield, J. Doyne Farmer, and Erica Jen
Center for Nonlinear Science
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos, NM

ABSTRACT: Computers have expanded the range of nonlinear phenomena that can be explored mathematically. An "experimental mathematics facility," containing both special-purpose dedicated machines and general-purpose mainframes, may someday provide the ideal context for complex nonlinear problems.


D. Campbell, J. P. Crutchfield, J. D. Farmer, and E. Jen, "Experimental Mathematics: The Role of Computation in Nonlinear Science", in Commun. Assoc. Comput. Mach. 28 (1985) 374-384.
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