ach its critical point and the speaker will blow out. Well, if this were so, is there proof? Does this really happen in space? Could this occur in our solar system? The answer is yes. Between mars and Jupiter there isan asteroid belt, merrily flying around our solar system, minding its own business. Every once in a while, the asteroids will shift within their belt, as asteroids due, tocorrespond with all the inherent gravities of our solar system. Well, as chaos goes, at random intervals Jupiter and one of these asteroids will form a relative orbitwith simple year ratio, once centrifugal force reaches its critical limit, the asteroid will fly out of orbit and create a gap in the belt. By studying these gaps, scientistshave given validity to Kolmgorovs simple ratio orbit hypothesis. In fact, Jack Wisdom of MIT determined from voyagers flyby results that Hyperion, a moon ofSaturn, is in such a chaotic relationship at this time. The resonance theory may also explain the gaps in the rings of Saturn. 8 As it turns out, the solar system isnt the simple cosmic clock pictured in Newtons day, but a system of constantly changing, infinitely complex variables capable ofself-destruction if a little friction is applied. Is the solar system stable? Right now, theres no positive answer. Part III Identifying chaos Chaos is everywhere. In fact the only place where there is no chaos is in scientific Ideals. But where does one find chaos in life? Well, in a sense, life is chaos;chains of events that occur in life are the subjects of an infinite amount of variables in a multibodied equation so big it would take exactly your lifetime to write. Chaos theory has popped up in Hollywood, as the intriguing science of Jeff Goldblums character on the blockbuster Jurassic Park. In one scene he poses thequestion of which way a drop of water will run when place upon the back of his hand. This is a perfect example of chaos theory, being a non-l...
