Pattern Formation and Tropical Geometry

Sandpile models exhibit fascinating pattern structures: patches, characterized by quadratic functions, and line-shaped patterns (also called solitons, webs, or linear defects). It was predicted by Dhar and Sadhu that sandpile patterns with line-like features may be described in terms of tropical geo...

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Main Author: Nikita Kalinin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Physics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphy.2020.581126/full