The image shown above is often used to illustrate what deterministic chaos looks like. The image is the iterated
map of the equation y = Rx(1 - x) with x =0.1 as the seed and R-settings from
R = 2.95 to R = 3.95.
I have
uploaded a Scratch project, Chaos Lurks
in y=Rx(1-x), to the Scratch website.
The image
above has the value of R decreasing from the top down. This is the popular
orientation of the image. In my Scratch project, I used the normal convention
of R increasing up the y-axis.
You can view and interact with this project by clicking on this link.
http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/11173887/
The Notes and Credits section of the project
gives you R settings for computing an approximation of Feigenbaum’s constant.
A discussion of Feigenbaim’s constant can be viewed at the Sixty
Symbols web site.
http://www.sixtysymbols.com/videos/feigenbaum.htm
If you would
like a three-part tutorial in PDF format on the origin of Feigenbaum’s constant
just send an email request to http://www.grandadscience.com.