Tien-Yien Li
Encyclopedia
Tien-Yien Li (born 1945) is a University Distinguished Professor of Mathematics
at Michigan State University
and a Guggenheim Fellow. Li and co-author James Yorke
published a paper in 1975 entitled "Period Three Implies Chaos," in which the mathematical term chaos
was coined.
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
at Michigan State University
Michigan State University
Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...
and a Guggenheim Fellow. Li and co-author James Yorke
James A. Yorke
James A. Yorke is a Distinguished University Professor of Mathematics and Physics and chair of the Mathematics Department at the University of Maryland, College Park. He and Benoit Mandelbrot were the recipients of the 2003 Japan Prize in Science and Technology...
published a paper in 1975 entitled "Period Three Implies Chaos," in which the mathematical term chaos
Chaos theory
Chaos theory is a field of study in mathematics, with applications in several disciplines including physics, economics, biology, and philosophy. Chaos theory studies the behavior of dynamical systems that are highly sensitive to initial conditions, an effect which is popularly referred to as the...
was coined.