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We discuss the nature and origin of randomness in mechanical systems. We argue that nonsmoothness of the system plays a key role in the occurrence of dynamical uncertainties. The explanation why for practically small uncertainties in the initial conditions mechanical randomizer approximates the random process is given.
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Strzałko, J., Grabski, J., Perlikowski, P., Stefanski, A., Kapitaniak, T. (2009). Nature of Randomness in Mechanical Systems. In: Dynamics of Gambling: Origins of Randomness in Mechanical Systems. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 792. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03960-7_5
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