Logistic Map Bifurcation Diagram

x → rx(1−x) · period-doubling route to chaos · Feigenbaum universality

BIFURCATION RANGE

ORBIT (click on diagram)

Click the bifurcation diagram to show orbit at that r

CONSTANTS

r_∞ (onset chaos)3.5699…
δ (Feigenbaum)4.6692…
α (scaling)2.5029…
Current r3.50
Lyapunov λ
Logistic Map:
x_{n+1} = r · x_n · (1 − x_n)
Period doublings occur at r₁=3, r₂=3.449, r₃=3.544, r₄=3.5644…

Ratio δ=(r_n−r_{n-1})/(r_{n+1}−r_n) → 4.6692… (Feigenbaum const), universal across all unimodal maps (renormalization group).

Lyapunov λ>0 ⟺ chaos.