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Projects from my Nonlinear Dynamics & Chaos class were spectacular. One student made a chaotic waterwheel (also called the Lorenz or Malkus waterwheel) using 3D-printed parts and an inexpensive water pump. The dynamics are governed by the famous Lorenz equations.

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Prof. Shane Ross2 years ago

It rotates one way, then another, ad infinitum

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andy2 years ago

here’s some fun code for visualizing a lorenz attractor in 3D

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vini2 years ago

@SCalangos vamo fazer um desse para um futuro estudo dirigido do Strogatz KKKKK

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Chris Roat1 year ago

Any chance the model files were made available for the water wheel? Otherwise, I may have to reinvent the, uh, wheel.

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Citizen82 years ago

Interesting. I get the strange attractor I think. What's the point though?

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Prof. Shane Ross2 years ago

Instead of just simulating some chaotic equations on the computer, a real life demonstration helps illustrate that the phenomena are real

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Beeraiah Thonti(AB)2 years ago

Nice sophisticated prototype, which will give feel of chaotic water wheel 😃

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Politični Monitor SI2 years ago

Hi I am looking for chaotic DE that is 0 at -infinity and oscillates chaotic around 1 (attractor=1) when approaching + infinity. Are you aware of anything like that. Sprott's jerk DEs are all with the attractor 0.

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