The Butterfly Effect (The Butterfly Effect) refers to the chain reaction in a dynamical system, in which a small change in the initial conditions can lead to a huge chain reaction of the whole system in the long term.

It is a kind of chaotic phenomenon, which explains that the development of any thing exists fixed and variable, things in the process of development of its development trajectory has a law to follow, but also the existence of unmeasurable "variables", and often will be counterproductive, a small change can affect the development of things, which confirms that the development of things has the complexity.

American meteorologist Edward N. Lorenz analyzed this effect in a paper submitted to the New York Academy of Sciences in 1963.

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The Butterfly Effect was a science fiction thriller film directed by Eric Brace and J. McKaye Gruber, and starring Ashton Kutcher, Amy Smart, John Patrick Amedori, and Jess James, was officially released on January 23, 2004 in the United States.

The movie tells the story of Ivan (Ashton Kutcher), who as a child experienced a series of terrible events that damaged his otherwise perfect life. Tormented by horrific childhood memories, Ivan asks for the help of a psychiatrist, who encourages him to write down what happened in detail, piece by piece, but things get worse and worse.

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