Feigenbaum Universality

The logistic map x → r·x·(1−x) undergoes period-doubling cascades. The ratio of successive bifurcation intervals converges to δ ≈ 4.6692…

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Feigenbaum constant δ ≈ 4.66920  |  Drag to zoom  |  First bifurcation r₁ ≈ 3.0000, second r₂ ≈ 3.4495, third r₃ ≈ 3.5441
Showing r ∈ [2.5, 4.0]