j_bertolotti, #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 #ChaosTrajectories of a number of points following the Lorenz system equations, rendered as yellow tubes.
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