Review of History as Chaotic Behavior of a Nonlinear System

Abstract

New scientific achievements in engineering, in the field of complex systems, and analysis of nonlinear systems can be used as an appropriate solution for the challenges not only in the science and engineering, but also in the humanism and especially in social challenges and historical research. Based on these achievements, this paper proposes a new method in the field of history as variations of open nonlinear time-variant system. In this research, the concepts of the word system, linear and nonlinear system, open and closed system, certainty and uncertainty, chaos and butterfly effect, and complexity in systems are presented. Furthermore, the applications of these words in the field of analysis of historical events are discussed, and finally, the new method based on science and engineering feats is presented. Using the proposed method, various societies presented, as an open nonlinear time-variant system can be analyzed. This kind of analysis can provide a new approach in the historical research.

Keywords

• history
• historical research
• system methodology
• nonlinear systems
• chaos theory
• butterfly effect