Lorenz attractor

Lorenz attractor

Named after Edward Lorenz, the Lorenz attractor is an example of a strange attractor showing chaotic motion from a simple three-dimensional model of atmospheric convection.

One projection of the Lorenz attractor

The system is most commonly expressed as 3 coupled non-linear differential equations:

where a = 10, b = 28, c = 8 / 3.

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Plot of the Lorenz attractor

planetmath.org: Lorenz Equation