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In the figure below it is shown the first return map Tn+1 versus Tn of the chaotic attractor  Libra. Tn are the delay time between successive drops obtained in a leaky faucet experiment. At right, a photograph of a sculpture in peroba wood inspired by the attractor LIBRA.

 
 See below a saddle point and its manifolds.
Ponto de sela =saddle point, Variedade estável=stable manifold, Variedade instável=unstable manifold.
Sculpture carved in  peroba
Soap bubble by Jean Simeon Chardin.
A reproduction painted by A. Tufaile

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