Thread Subject: Links to help learning Bifringence and Determinisitic Choas

Hey everyone,

I am currently doing an Advanced Lab on Deterministic Chaos involving a simple logistic map :
X_[n+1] = 4L * X_[n] * (1 - X_[n])
http://advancedlab.physics.gatech.edu/Documents/DeterministicChaosLab.pdf

As you can read part of the lab involves the theory of logistic maps and actually writing your own computer code of graph one.

Unfortunately I am so confused by the concept of birefringence and finding it that I don't even know where to begin with programming. In fact, one of the most confusing phrases is "Find the L value and all fixed points for a 'window' with L > L_infinity and for other than a 3-cycle".

Is there anyone out there who teaches a Deterministic Choas Lab, made a great Birefringence Matlab simulation, or even knows of a school that has a great matlab-based Choas Lab that I could look at to better learn the basics of birefringence and choas? Any links or labs you could provide would be most helpful.

Sincerely,

Michael

P.S. I am not asking for a computer program to solve this labI know I need to program the computer code myself. All I am asking for is something to better help me understand what chaos is.