attractor — In non linear dynamic series, an attractor defines the equilibrium level of the system. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary See: point attractor, limit cycles, and strange attractor. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary … Financial and business terms
Attractor — For other uses, see Attractor (disambiguation). Visual representation of a strange attractor An attractor is a set towards which a dynamical system evolves over time. That is, points that get close enough to the attractor remain close even if… … Wikipedia
attractor — noun 1. an entertainer who attracts large audiences he was the biggest drawing card they had • Syn: ↑drawing card, ↑draw, ↑attraction, ↑attracter • Derivationally related forms: ↑attract ( … Useful english dictionary
attractor — noun A set of points or states to which a dynamical system evolves after a long enough time. That is, points that get close enough to the attractor remain close even if slightly disturbed. See Also: basin of attraction, fixed point … Wiktionary
attractor — /euh trak teuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that attracts. 2. Physics. a state or behavior toward which a dynamic system tends to evolve, represented as a point or orbit in the system s phase space. [1645 55] * * * … Universalium
strange attractor — An attractor in phase space, where the points never repeat themselves, and orbits never intersect, but they stay within the same region of phase space. Unlike limit cycles or point attractors, strange attractors are non periodic, and generally… … Financial and business terms
Rössler attractor — The Rössler attractor (pronEng|ˈrɒslɚFact|date=December 2007) is the attractor for the Rössler system, a system of three non linear ordinary differential equations. These differential equations define a continuous time dynamical system that… … Wikipedia
Pullback attractor — In mathematics, the attractor of a random dynamical system may be loosely thought of as a set to which the system evolves after a long enough time. The basic idea is the same as for a deterministic dynamical system, but requires careful treatment … Wikipedia
chaotic attractor — noun an attractor for which the approach to its final point in phase space is chaotic • Syn: ↑strange attractor • Hypernyms: ↑attractor, ↑attracter … Useful english dictionary
strange attractor — noun an attractor for which the approach to its final point in phase space is chaotic • Syn: ↑chaotic attractor • Hypernyms: ↑attractor, ↑attracter … Useful english dictionary
