![]() ![]() The positive maximum Lyapunov exponent is usually taken as an indication of the existence of chaos. ![]() This shows that making the system chaotic is a good choice for a desynchronization strategy. It is demonstrated that the system can have a complex chaotic behavior, which is far from the synchronization. The system behavior is analyzed using the bifurcation and chaos theory. Stability analysis is performed by gluing the subsystems together to create a single dynamical system. system modeled as a piecewise-affine switched system. The paper focuses on synchronization dynamics of the refrigeration. These interactions occasionally lead to a synchronous operation of the display-cases, which increases both energy consumption and deterioration of components. The supermarket refrigeration system typically has a distributed control structure, which neglects interactions between its subsystems. Chaos theory may thus be very important for our understanding of physiological processes, and specific disease entities, without having any major implications for philosophy of medicine. The relation between chaos theory and the problem of free will is discussed, and it is shown that chaos theory may remove the problem of predictability of decisions, but does not solve the problem of free will. The practical unpredictability of chaotic processes, caused by their extreme sensitivity to initial conditions, may raise practical problems in diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment, but it raises no major theoretical problems. ![]() It is then shown that chaos theory has only very minimal implications for the analysis of the concept of disease and the concept of causation, mainly because the mathematics of chaotic processes entail that these processes are fully deterministic. This paper gives a brief introduction to the concepts underlying chaos theory and non-linear dynamics. In the literature it is sometimes claimed that chaos theory, non-linear dynamics, and the theory of fractals have major implications for philosophy of medicine, especially for our analysis of the concept of disease and the concept of causation. ![]()
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