lorenzstatic.py

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
Created on Mon Jan 14 19:24:31 2019

@author: toabi
"""

import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
#from mpl_toolkits.mplot3d import Axes3D


def lorenz(x, y, z, s=10, r=28, b=2.667):
    x_dot = s*(y - x)
    y_dot = r*x - y - x*z
    z_dot = x*y - b*z
    return x_dot, y_dot, z_dot


dt = 0.01
stepCnt = 10000

# Need one more for the initial values
xs = np.empty((stepCnt + 1,))
ys = np.empty((stepCnt + 1,))
zs = np.empty((stepCnt + 1,))

# Setting initial values
xs[0], ys[0], zs[0] = (0., 1., 1.05)

# Stepping through "time".
for i in range(stepCnt):
    # Derivatives of the X, Y, Z state
    x_dot, y_dot, z_dot = lorenz(xs[i], ys[i], zs[i])
    xs[i + 1] = xs[i] + (x_dot * dt)
    ys[i + 1] = ys[i] + (y_dot * dt)
    zs[i + 1] = zs[i] + (z_dot * dt)

fig = plt.figure()
ax = fig.gca(projection='3d')

ax.plot(xs, ys, zs, lw=0.5)
ax.set_xlabel("X Axis")
ax.set_ylabel("Y Axis")
ax.set_zlabel("Z Axis")
ax.set_title("Lorenz Attractor")
plt.savefig('lorenzstatic.png', dpi = 1000)
plt.show()