Dripping faucet dynamics by an improved mass-spring model

An improved mass-spring model for the dripping faucet is presented, which i s constructed on the basis of numerical results recently obtained from our fluid dynamical computations. Both the fluid dynamical computations and the present mass-spring model exhibit a variety of complex behavior including transition to chaos in good agreement with experiments. The mass-spring mod el reveals further fundamental dynamics inherent in the dripping faucet sys tem.