What is this?

This site is an exploration of chaotic systems and strange attractors. Each of the strange attractors is a system of three equations which are represented in 3D space as the calculations for x, y, and z which change over time. The first one was discovered by Edward Lorenz while trying to model weather patterns and is the inspiration for the term and concept of the butterfly effect.

The visualizations of the attractors are interactive. You can drag them around and zoom in and out for different viewpoints. The grid on the landing page just shows one initial position and path moving over time. On each of the individual attractor pages, however, additional "dots" can be added, each with their own starting position and path. You can control the starting positions and colors of these.

There is a few more details on the about page.