= Arnold's cat map
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Arnold's cat map is a mathematical construct introduced by the Russian mathematician Vladimir Arnold in the context of dynamical systems and chaos theory. It serves as an example of a chaotic map that illustrates how a simple system can exhibit complex behavior, specifically through the process of stretching and folding. The cat map is defined on a 2-dimensional torus, which can be thought of as a square where opposite edges are identified.
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