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Area of Science:

  • Statistical mechanics
  • Physics of complex systems
  • Mathematical modeling

Background:

  • Plants modeled as growing hard disks with rejected overlaps.
  • System dynamics lead to a nonequilibrium steady state.
  • Steady state characterized by equal planting and harvesting rates.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Develop a statistical-mechanical description for a random planting model.
  • Map the steady state to a hard-disk fluid for analytical predictions.
  • Investigate plant density, spatial organization, and growth dynamics.

Main Methods:

  • Statistical-mechanical formulation.
  • Mapping to nonadditive polydisperse hard-disk fluid.
  • Low-density virial expansion and scaled particle theory.
  • Numerical simulations for validation.

Main Results:

  • Effective adsorption isotherm derived for plant density.
  • Favorable comparison with numerical simulations.
  • Density approaches optimal desynchronized planting at high rates.
  • Spatial organization reveals geometric constraints and size correlations.

Conclusions:

  • The model provides accurate predictions for random planting systems.
  • High planting rates lead to optimal density and organized spatial patterns.
  • The approach offers insights into biological and physical systems with growth and competition.