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id: wiki-2026-0508-chaos-theory-in-systems
title: Chaos Theory in Systems
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aliases: [Deterministic Chaos, Nonlinear Dynamics, Sensitive Dependence]
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confidence_score: 0.9
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tags: [dynamical-systems, mathematics, distributed-systems, simulation]
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last_reinforced: 2026-05-10
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tech_stack:
  language: Python/NumPy/SciPy
  framework: scipy.integrate
---

# Chaos Theory in Systems

## 매 한 줄
> **"매 deterministic 이지만 매 unpredictable"**. Lorenz 1963 weather model 의 butterfly effect — 매 sensitive dependence on initial conditions. 매 distributed systems / ML training / financial modeling 의 매 ubiquitous. 매 2026 의 매 Lyapunov-aware stress testing + chaos engineering (Netflix Chaos Monkey lineage) 의 mainstream.

## 매 핵심

### 매 Three properties (Devaney definition)
- **Sensitive dependence**: 매 ε perturbation 의 exponential divergence — 매 Lyapunov exponent λ > 0.
- **Topological transitivity**: 매 any neighborhood 의 매 trajectory 의 visits 모든 region.
- **Dense periodic orbits**: 매 periodic points 의 dense in phase space.

### 매 Canonical 시스템
- **Lorenz attractor**: dx/dt = σ(y-x), dy/dt = x(ρ-z)-y, dz/dt = xy-βz.
- **Logistic map**: x_{n+1} = r·x_n·(1-x_n) — 매 r > 3.57 의 chaos.
- **Double pendulum**: 매 mechanical chaos 의 textbook.
- **Hénon map**: 매 2D discrete chaos.

### 매 Engineering 응용
1. **Chaos engineering**: 매 production failure injection — 매 Netflix/AWS Fault Injection Service.
2. **Cryptographic PRNG seeds**: 매 chaotic map 의 entropy source.
3. **Distributed system jitter**: 매 thundering herd 의 randomized backoff.
4. **Neural network training**: 매 loss landscape 의 chaotic regime detection.

## 💻 패턴

### Lorenz Integration (NumPy)
```python
import numpy as np
from scipy.integrate import solve_ivp

def lorenz(t, state, sigma=10, rho=28, beta=8/3):
    x, y, z = state
    return [sigma * (y - x), x * (rho - z) - y, x * y - beta * z]

sol = solve_ivp(lorenz, (0, 40), [1.0, 1.0, 1.0],
                t_eval=np.linspace(0, 40, 10000), rtol=1e-9)
# 매 second trajectory 의 ε perturbation
sol2 = solve_ivp(lorenz, (0, 40), [1.0 + 1e-8, 1.0, 1.0],
                 t_eval=sol.t, rtol=1e-9)
divergence = np.linalg.norm(sol.y - sol2.y, axis=0)
# divergence 의 exponential 증가 — 매 butterfly effect
```

### Lyapunov Exponent Estimation
```python
def largest_lyapunov(traj_a, traj_b, dt):
    eps0 = np.linalg.norm(traj_a[:, 0] - traj_b[:, 0])
    eps_t = np.linalg.norm(traj_a - traj_b, axis=0)
    lam = np.mean(np.log(eps_t[1:] / eps0)) / (dt * len(eps_t))
    return lam  # > 0 → chaotic
```

### Logistic Map Bifurcation
```python
def logistic_orbit(r, x0=0.5, n=1000, discard=500):
    x = x0
    for _ in range(discard):
        x = r * x * (1 - x)
    orbit = []
    for _ in range(n):
        x = r * x * (1 - x)
        orbit.append(x)
    return orbit
# r=2.9 → fixed point; r=3.5 → period-4; r=3.9 → chaos
```

### Chaos Engineering — Latency Injection
```python
import random, asyncio

async def chaos_middleware(handler, prob=0.05, max_delay_ms=2000):
    if random.random() < prob:
        delay = random.expovariate(1 / max_delay_ms) / 1000
        await asyncio.sleep(delay)
    if random.random() < 0.01:
        raise ConnectionResetError("chaos: simulated network failure")
    return await handler()
```

### Decorrelated Jitter (AWS pattern)
```python
def decorrelated_jitter(prev: float, base: float = 0.1, cap: float = 30.0) -> float:
    # 매 thundering herd 방지 — 매 chaos-inspired backoff
    return min(cap, random.uniform(base, prev * 3))
```

### Strange Attractor Reconstruction (Takens embedding)
```python
def takens_embed(series, m=3, tau=1):
    n = len(series) - (m - 1) * tau
    return np.array([series[i:i + m * tau:tau] for i in range(n)])
```

## 매 결정 기준
| 상황 | Approach |
|---|---|
| Long-horizon weather/finance prediction | 매 ensemble + 매 horizon limit |
| Distributed system retry | Decorrelated jitter (chaotic) |
| Production resilience | Chaos engineering (Litmus/Gremlin) |
| Periodic dynamics | Linear analysis 충분 — 매 chaos theory X |
| ML loss instability | Lyapunov-style divergence detection |

**기본값**: 매 nonlinear coupling 의 시스템 의 sensitivity analysis 우선.

## 🔗 Graph
- 부모: [[Nonlinear Dynamics]]
- 응용: [[Chaos Engineering]] · [[Stochastic Simulation]]

## 🤖 LLM 활용
**언제**: 매 dynamical model 의 explanation, 매 simulation code generation, 매 chaos engineering policy authoring.
**언제 X**: 매 long-term precise prediction (의 fundamental limit), 매 financial trading decisions 의 sole basis.

## 🤖 안티패턴
- **Determinism = predictability**: 매 chaos 의 counterexample.
- **Long-horizon point forecasts**: 매 Lyapunov horizon 의 violation.
- **Ignoring numerical precision**: 매 single-precision 의 sensitive systems 의 silent error compounding.
- **Conflating chaos with randomness**: 매 deterministic + bounded — 매 stochastic 와 different.

## 🧪 검증 / 중복
- Verified (Lorenz 1963 _Deterministic Nonperiodic Flow_, Strogatz _Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos_ 2nd ed).
- 신뢰도 A.

## 🕓 Changelog
| 날짜 | 변경 |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Phase 1 |
| 2026-05-10 | Manual cleanup — Lorenz/Lyapunov/chaos engineering integrations |
