Techniques for understanding how a system responds to an infinitesimal perturbation are well developed — but what happens when the kick gets stronger? Insight into the topology of phase space may now provide the answer.
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Gozolchiani, A., Havlin, S. New tricks for big kicks. Nature Phys 9, 69–70 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys2539
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