CSERD: Diffusion Limited Aggregation

Title:

Diffusion Limited Aggregation

Url:

http://www.shodor.org/refdesk/Resources/Models/DLA/index.php

Creator:

David Joiner, The Shodor Education Foundation, Inc.

Contributor:

none listed

Publisher:

The Computational Science Education Reference Desk

Description:

The Diffusion Limited Aggregation (DLA) algorithm models the growth of an object one particle at a time sticking in random places. This calculator computes DLA on a square, hexagonal, or octagonal lattice, and allows for the computation of fractal dimension by a box counting method.

Format:

HTML, Java

Language:

English

Subject:

Computational Science, Mathematics, Physics

Keywords:

none listed

Audience:

Educator, Student

Education Level:

Grades 10-12, Grades 4-6, Grades 7-9, Undergraduate

Resource Type:

InteractiveResource