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Iterated conformal dynamics and Laplacian growth.

Felipe Barra1, Benny Davidovitch, Itamar Procaccia

  • 1Department of Chemical Physics, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel.

Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
|May 15, 2002
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Summary

This study generalizes iterated conformal maps to analyze Laplacian growth, differentiating it from diffusion limited aggregates (DLA). Fractal dimensions of Laplacian growth patterns are shown to be higher than DLA.

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Area of Science:

  • Complex Systems
  • Mathematical Physics
  • Fractal Geometry

Background:

  • Diffusion Limited Aggregation (DLA) and Laplacian growth are fundamental models for pattern formation.
  • These processes exhibit distinct growth mechanisms: DLA is serial, while Laplacian growth is parallel.
  • Understanding their differences is key to characterizing complex fractal structures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To generalize the method of iterated conformal maps for studying Laplacian growth.
  • To introduce a unified framework interpolating between DLA and discrete Laplacian growth.
  • To analyze the relationship between growth rules, regularization, and fractal dimensions.

Main Methods:

  • Generalization of iterated conformal maps to Laplacian growth processes.

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  • Introduction of a two-parameter family of growth models.
  • Regularization of singularities using a minimal tip size across all models.

    • Main Results:

    • Demonstrated fundamental differences in growth rules between DLA and Laplacian growth.
    • Established a continuous dependence of fractal dimensions on model parameters, creating a phase diagram.
    • Showed that Laplacian growth patterns exhibit higher fractal dimensions than DLA, potentially reaching dimension 2.

    Conclusions:

    • The distinction between DLA and Laplacian growth lies in their intrinsic growth rules, not regularization methods.
    • The introduced two-parameter family provides a comprehensive view of these growth phenomena.
    • Laplacian growth patterns possess a higher fractal dimension than DLA, offering new insights into fractal geometry.