Chaos Lab

Discrete map · 2D · dim 2

Lozi map

Piecewise-linear variant of Hénon. The Lozi attractor is a verifiable strange attractor (Misiurewicz's theorem 1980), unlike Hénon's, which is still open at the rigorous level.

Lozi attractor at (a, b) = (1.7, 0.5). Piecewise-linear cousin of Hénon.

Equations

x_{n+1} = 1 − a · |x_n| + y_n
y_{n+1} = b · x_n

At a glance

Parametersa, b ∈ ℝ (classic: a = 1.7, b = 0.5)
Chaotic forbroad band
HistoryLozi (1978); rigorous strange attractor proof by Misiurewicz (1980).

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