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Lorenz Attractor Simulation
An untitled artistic photo by Thomas Morse, graduate student, Duke University.
Using long exposure times and a headlamp, Morse was able to capture motions that simulate a Lorenz attractor.
This image was among the entries in the "Envisioning the Invisible" 2010 Mahato memorial event photo contest, organized by the engineering graduate student council at the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke. The event, which will be annual, honors Abhijit Mahato, a former Duke engineering graduate student who was tragically murdered in 2008. Further information about the contest and pictures of other winning entries and submissions is available Here. (Date of Image: 2009)
Credit: Thomas Morse 2009
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