catastrophe theory

English

Noun

catastrophe theory (uncountable)

1. (mathematics) The branch of mathematics dealing with dynamical systems which can undergo abrupt irreversible qualitative changes due to a tiny change in parameters.

Translations

branch of mathematics

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 突變理論／突变理论 (zh) (tūbiàn lǐlùn), 突變論／突变论 (tūbiànlùn)

• Danish: katastrofeteori c
• Finnish: katastrofiteoria
• Hungarian: katasztrófaelmélet (hu)
• Irish: teoiric na catastróife f
• Romanian: teoria catastrofei f
• Swedish: katastrofteori (sv) c

See also

• bifurcation theory
• chaos theory