# Invariant 3.17 — Attractors / dynamical systems / chaos

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## 3.17 Attractors / dynamical systems / chaos
Systems fall toward characteristic states; determinism can still be unpredictable. **Sources:** Poincaré; Lorenz (strange attractors); Feigenbaum (universal period-doubling constant); Thom (catastrophe theory). **Domains:** weather, populations, hearts, economies. **Dual:** fixed-point stability. **Tier:** T0/T1. **Falsifier:** n/a (mathematical). **Maps:** A₇, bounded chaos.

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## Corpus map
- Same invariant, other planes: [Catalogue node C23](/a/oip-node-c23-attractors-dynamical-systems) · [Encyclopedia C23](/a/convergence-encyclopedia-c23)
- Inventory hub: [Convergence Catalogue — Public Article](/a/oip-convergence-public-article)