Feigenbaum Constants - The Second Constant

The Second Constant

The second Feigenbaum constant (sequence A006891 in OEIS),

2.502907875095892822283902873218...,

is the ratio between the width of a tine and the width of one of its two subtines (except the tine closest to the fold).

These numbers apply to a large class of dynamical systems (for example, dripping faucets to population growth).

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