Strange Attractor — dx/dt = σ(y-x), dy/dt = x(ρ-z)-y, dz/dt = xy-βz

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Strange Attractor

dx/dt = σ(y-x), dy/dt = x(ρ-z)-y, dz/dt = xy-βz

The Lorenz attractor — deterministic chaos that never repeats but always stays on the same manifold.

Infinite complexity within a bounded space

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