An attractor is a combination of two fixed points (ends), the area in between the two rised points which an object moves in cycles, and everything else that happens.
Bifurcation is the process of dividing into two parts.
The Butterfly Effect is the concept that if a butterfly flaps its wings in China, there is the possibility that the weather in New York could change.
Chaos Theory states that small changes can result in large differences and that there is an underlying order in all that surrounds us.
The Coast of Britain is a common reference to Mandelbrot's theory on why the Coast of Britain cannot be measured.
A dynamic system is a continually changing system.
Feigenbaum is a scientist at Los Alamos and also the creator of the Feigenbaum fractal.
A fractal is a geometric figure which is self-similar to itself at different scales.
Iteration is taking the solution to an equation and feeding it back into the equation over and over again.
Gaston Julia is a scientist who was one of the forefoathers of modern day chaos history. He is best remembered for his Julia set which he came up with in 1918.
The Julia Set comes from an equation which Gaston Julia came up with in 1918.
The Jupiter Red Spot is a cloud formation on Jupiter that doesn't move due to constantly chaotic circling winds.
Koch's Curve is a fractal image named after Herge Von Koch.
Edward Lorenz is known as the "discoverer" of chaos theory. The "Butterfly Effect" is also attributed to him.
Benoit Mandelbrot is largely responsible for current interest in Fractal Geometry. He turned Julia's equations into beautiful pictures called fractals.
A Nonlinearity is a type of mathematical system that generally cannot be solved.
Sensitivity to Initial Conditions states that a small occurrence can cause large-scale changes.
Sierpenski's Triangle is a basic, easy to make fractal.
Strange Attractors are mysterious things which cause oscillating (moving) objects to veer off course.
A Waterwheel is a fine example of Lorenz's basic principles dealing with Chaos Theory.
The Mandelbrot Set is an equation which Mandelbrot came up with in 1977; his work revived interest in Julia's work.