Importance of deterministic chaos in medicine

Authors

  • Luis Carlos Burgos Herrera Universidad de Antioquia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.iatreia.3545

Keywords:

Deterministic Chaos, Chaotic attractor, Dynamical Systems, Phasic space

Abstract

The unpredictability of systems, including those ruled by deterministic laws, is known as deterministic chaos. In this article some historical aspects, characteristics and methods of study of this concept are briefly described. The advantages of chaotic rhythm for physiological systems are summarized and the implications of ubicuity of chaos in human physiology for the definitions of hea1th and disease are reviewed.

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Author Biography

Luis Carlos Burgos Herrera, Universidad de Antioquia

Profesor Asociado, Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.

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Published

1994-02-19

How to Cite

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Burgos Herrera LC. Importance of deterministic chaos in medicine. Iatreia [Internet]. 1994 Feb. 19 [cited 2025 Apr. 11];7(2):pág. 61-64. Available from: https://revistas.udea.edu.co/index.php/iatreia/article/view/3545

Issue

Vol 7, No 2

Section

Reflection articles

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