j_bertolotti, 3 months ago

#PhysicsFactlet
The Lorenz system is a common example of chaotic dynamics and of a strange attractor.
Points with very similar initial conditions initially evolve very similarly to each other, until their trajectories diverge from each other, and start moving on a "butterfly"-shaped fractal.
#Physics #Chaos

Trajectories of a number of points following the Lorenz system equations, rendered as yellow tubes.