Butterfly effect in the logistic map

Sensitivity to initial conditions visualized

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This code can be used to showcase the butterfly effect in chaotic systems, by plotting several time series of the system under almost identical initial conditions.
We are using the Logistic map as an example, but you can change this to any map of your choice.
Video explaining the phenomenon:

Cite As

Lazaros Moysis (2026). Butterfly effect in the logistic map (https://in.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/178604-butterfly-effect-in-the-logistic-map), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

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MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
1.0.1

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1.0.0