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== Watch out for possible [[WP:COAT]], [[WP:COI]], [[WP:FRINGE]] vios == |
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Intermittency is indeed a widely discussed phenomenon in [[Chaos theory|chaotic dynamics]], but there is another potential problem here: the creator of this article, [[Special:Contributions/Lakinekaki|User:Lakinekaki]], IRL '''Lazar Kovacevic''', has been involved in several AfDs: |
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* [[Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Bios theory]] |
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These involve a fringe theory, '''bios theory''', according to which [[natural selection]] is dominated by a murkily defined phenomenon the authors call "bios", a kind of neo-[[Jean-Baptiste Lamarck|Lamarckian]]/[[Teilhard de Chardin|Chardinian]] "creative influence". Note that [[Special:Contributions/Hector_Sabelli|User:Hector Sabelli]], IRL '''Hector C. Sabelli''', and Kovacevich have collaborated on several papers on this topic. ---[[User:Hillman|CH]] ([[User talk:Hillman|talk]]) 22:13, 28 July 2008 (UTC) |
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Hard
Very hard to understand.
Importance
Please do not delete this article. It is a very important concept for example in the physics of turbulence. It should be revised however a better explanation is neccesary.
The basic idea is that things are not always self-similar (repeating if you zoom in, like a broccoli or a christmas tree) but only in certain (intermittent) points. A good example is the devil's staircase which is self-similar if you take a stair but not in the region between the stairs (there you just see a flat line if you zoom in). http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~cdm/pics/Devils-staircase.jpg
--Jaapkroe (talk) 20:18, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
Intermittency is indeed a widely discussed phenomenon in chaotic dynamics, but there is another potential problem here: the creator of this article, User:Lakinekaki, IRL Lazar Kovacevic, has been involved in several AfDs:
These involve a fringe theory, bios theory, according to which natural selection is dominated by a murkily defined phenomenon the authors call "bios", a kind of neo-Lamarckian/Chardinian "creative influence". Note that User:Hector Sabelli, IRL Hector C. Sabelli, and Kovacevich have collaborated on several papers on this topic. ---CH (talk) 22:13, 28 July 2008 (UTC)