DIGITAL SNOWFLAKES
- Date: 06/21/2006
Lecturer(s):
Janko Gravner (University of California, Davis)
Location:
University of British Columbia
Topic:
Several mathematical models of snow crystal growth will be
discussed. For a popular class of cellular automata known as Packard's
Snowflakes, one can develop a fairly complete rigorous theory,
addressing limiting density, fractal shapes and exact solvability. The
bulk of this theory is limited to the deterministic cases, altough
something can be said about random perturbations. The talk will also
address a more realistic mesoscopic snowflake model, which offers some
hope of at least empirical analysis. This talk will be accessible to
most undergraduates and is on joint work with David Griffeath (Univ. of
Wisconsin).
Other Information:
Probability Seminar 2006
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