Definition:Catastrophe Theory

Definition

Catastrophe theory is a branch of bifurcation theory in the study of dynamical systems.

It is also a particular special case of more general singularity theory in geometry.

Also see

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Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): catastrophe theory
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): catastrophe theory