Thomas Cyclically Symmetric Attractor

This was created at George Mason University for Math 493: Mathematics Through 3D Printing, taught by Dr. Evelyn Sander.

Provided here is a model of the Thomas Cyclically Symmetric Attractor, created in Mathematica using the equations

dx/dt=sin⁡y-bx
dy/dt=sin⁡z-by
dz/dt=sin⁡x-bz

using the parameter b = 0.1998 with initial conditions (1,0,1).

Discovered by Rene Thomas, the Thomas attractor is an example of a strange or chaotic attractor. Attractors are values for which a system of O