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Record 1 1995-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
  • Mathematics
CONT

Asymptotic shape of DLA clusters ... the present consensus is that the asymptotic diffusion-limited aggregates are not likely to have more than five main arms in two dimensions.

CONT

The simulations suggest than in the presence of noise ... the asymptotic shape of Laplacian patterns growing out from a centre has a fractal structure presumably analogous to that of DLA.

OBS

asymptotic curve: a curve on a surface whose osculating plane at each point is the same as the tangent plane to the surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
  • Mathématiques
OBS

Ligne asymptotique, droite asymptote : droite dont la distance aux points d'une courbe tend vers zéro lorsque le point s'éloigne sur la courbe à l'infini.

OBS

Voir bassin attracteur, point attracteur.

Spanish

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