Fig. 93. §6 Math
Attractors
In 1963 the scientist Edward Lorenz made a very simple model of moving air: three short equations.
1Facts
- Shelf
- Math
- Kind
- Built from a recipe
- Sound
- Yes
- Hands-on
- Yes
- Licenses
- Own work (made in the page)
2How to play
Tap it to race a spark round. Hands-on: drag the point to a new start; let go.
3Its controls
Table I. Every control on this Splash.
| Control | Kind | Range | Start |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race along the path | Tap | ||
| Glow | Slider | 0 to 100% | 70% |
| Race | Button |
4About it
In 1963 the scientist Edward Lorenz made a very simple model of moving air: three short equations. He found that its path loops around two centers forever, never repeating and never crossing itself, in a shape like a pair of butterfly wings. This shape is called the Lorenz attractor.
Tap it and a bright spark races along the whole path, drawing it again in light that then fades. Two starting points that are almost the same soon follow very different paths. This is called chaos, or the butterfly effect, and it is why weather is so hard to forecast far ahead.
5Details
- Splats
- Opens at 200,000 at Mid Detail, 60,000 at Low, and up to 900,000 at Max
6Sources and credits
Made in Splashery. Its code is MIT.
