Chaos Lab

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Ikeda map

Ikeda's 1979 model of light in a ring cavity. The complex form makes its strange attractor compact and beautifully self-similar.

Ikeda attractor at u = 0.9.

Equations

z_{n+1} = A + B · z_n · exp(i (φ − γ / (1 + |z_n|²)))

At a glance

ParametersA, B, γ, φ (typical: A = 1, B = 0.9, γ = 6, φ = 0.4)
Chaotic forbroad parameter window
HistoryKensuke Ikeda (1979); explained experimentally observed optical chaos.

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