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| | The Chaotic Wheel |
 | | A Lorenzian (or "chaotic") waterwheel is a physical model that perfectly corresponds to the Lorenz equations.A chaotic waterwheel is just like a normal waterwheel except for the facts that he buckets leak. |
 | | If the parameters of the wheel are set correctly, the wheel will exhibit chaotic motion: rather than spinning in one direction at a constant speed, the wheel will speed up, slow down, stop, change directions, and oscillate back and forth between combinations of behaviors in an unpredictable manner. |
 | | A "C" was placed for chaotic motion, an "R" for rolling motion, and a "P" for periodic motion Please note that the graph is approximate. |
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