Post by tenochtitlanuk on Dec 31, 2021 12:19:31 GMT -5
I noticed yesterday in April 2021 Scientific American an article about the idea of percolation as seen by modern mathematics.
It is relevant to things like spreading of ground water; extraction of oil and gas; polymerisation; and the world wide web...
Imagine a rock layer. On on side is high pressure water. On the other, the surface. If the rock is intact, no water escapes.
Fracture the rock a bit and water will penetrate some way, but not enough to emerge.
Fracture it a great deal and the water passes easily. ( but some bits may not link to the main path the water follows)
It looked fun to simulate as a screen animation. I get results as shown.
EDIT The LB code is in an explanatory page on my Diga Me! website.
Gave me a fun few hours- hope other LB-ers may enjoy trying it. Happy New Year, anyway! Blwyddyn Newydd Dda!
