Strange Attractors

Order hidden inside chaos — the Lorenz, Rössler and other strange attractors, the beautiful shapes that chaotic systems trace in phase space.

Part of Chaos Theory

24 moments in this segment.

1. 1963 — The Lorenz attractor. The butterfly-shaped strange attractor Edward Lorenz found in 1963 — order hidden inside chaotic weather equations.
2. 1976 — The Rössler attractor. Another strange attractor — Otto Rössler's simpler chaotic system, folding trajectories into an endless ribbon.
3. 2011-01-26 — Lorenz Attractor - Physics 123 demo with Paul Horowitz. Prof. Paul Horowitz is Professor of Physics and of Electrical Engineering at Harvard University's Dept. of Physics and principal investigator on the Harvard SETI project. He is the co- author, along with Winfield Hill, of "The Art of Electronics".
4. 2013-09-13 — Chaos | Chapter 7 : Strange Attractors - The butterfly effect. It's so blatant
5. 2014-05-27 — MAE5790-18 Strange attractor for the Lorenz equations. Cornell MAE
6. 2016-01-05 — Social Attractors & Chaos. Systems Innovation Network
7. 2016-07-28 — Lorenz Attractor and Chaos. MIT OpenCourseWare
8. 2019-01-15 — The Lorenz Attractor Explained. Josh Kastorf
9. 2019-03-20 — Are there other Chaotic Attractors?. Orfeas Liossatos
10. 2020-11-02 — The Beauty of Chaos - Strange Attractors. morn1415
11. 2021-04-28 — Strange Attractors Explained (Strogatz Ch. 12): Stretching and Folding in Phase Space. Dr. Shane Ross
12. 2021-05-18 — Chaos Theory: the language of (in)stability. The field of study of chaos has its roots in differential equations and dynamical systems, the very language that is used to describe how any physical system evolves in the real world. This video aims to tell the story of chaos step by step, from simple non-chaotic systems, to different types of attractors, to fractal spaces and the language of unpredictability.
13. 2021-07-03 — The Rössler attractor. PhySim
14. 2021-07-30 — The Anatomy of a Dynamical System. Steve Brunton
15. 2021-08-11 — [TSUCS2] Three-Scroll Unified Chaotic System|Chaotic attractor | Chaos Theory. Three-Scroll Unified Chaotic System (TSUCS2) results into a chaotic attractor - This nonlinear system (known as TSUCS2) with specific initial conditions is solved numerically and the resulting trajectory is shown through a 3 dimensional animation.
16. 2023-04-23 — Chaotic Systems Simulation | Rössler Attractor. SlowWave
17. 2024-03-02 — Beautiful Chaos Based on Langford Attractor. Ohtou Nao
18. 2024-12-06 — Phase Space & Attractors ; Visualizing Nature’s Behaviour. Science Hunter
19. 2025-03-24 — Colorful Chaos - A Lorenz Attractor Animation. Timepiece
20. 2025-06-08 — Lorenz Attractor Tutorial: Chaos Theory Visualization with Python (Google Colab). Code of the Future
21. 2025-08-10 — The Lorenz Attractor: The Butterfly That Lives in Chaos. LoopyLoops3D
22. 2025-09-12 — Journey Into Chaos!. Mathematics for Machine Learning
23. 2025-12-27 — Phase Space: the geometry of Hamiltonian mechanics. Dr. Jorge S. Diaz
24. 2026-07-16 — Lorenz Attractor Animation | Beautiful Chaos Theory in Motion | Strange Attractor Mathematics. This video showcases the Lorenz Attractor, one of the most famous examples of deterministic chaos in mathematics and physics. Starting from a simple initial point, the trajectory gradually evolves into the iconic butterfly-shaped structure, demonstrating how complex and unpredictable patterns can emerge from simple mathematical equations.