Random growth models with polygonal shapes

dc.creatorGravner, Janko
dc.creatorGriffeath, David
dc.date2005-05-02
dc.date2006-02-28
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T06:39:53Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T06:39:53Z
dc.descriptionWe consider discrete-time random perturbations of monotone cellular automata (CA) in two dimensions. Under general conditions, we prove the existence of half-space velocities, and then establish the validity of the Wulff construction for asymptotic shapes arising from finite initial seeds. Such a shape converges to the polygonal invariant shape of the corresponding deterministic model as the perturbation decreases. In many cases, exact stability is observed. That is, for small perturbations, the shapes of the deterministic and random processes agree exactly. We give a complete characterization of such cases, and show that they are prevalent among threshold growth CA with box neighborhood. We also design a nontrivial family of CA in which the shape is exactly computable for all values of its probability parameter.
dc.descriptionPublished at http://dx.doi.org/10.1214/009117905000000512 in the Annals of Probability (http://www.imstat.org/aop/) by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (http://www.imstat.org)
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/math/0505039
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/math/0505039
dc.identifierAnnals of Probability 2006, Vol. 34, No. 1, 181-218
dc.identifierdoi:10.1214/009117905000000512
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/101246
dc.subjectProbability
dc.subjectNumber Theory
dc.subject60K35 (Primary) 11N25 (Secondary)
dc.titleRandom growth models with polygonal shapes
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