Studying Random Structures with Confetti (IMAGE)
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The study can be described as follows: An arbitrary number of pieces of confetti are thrown over a rectangle of given size. Some pieces of confetti will overlap one another and form continuous fields. The question in this case is whether a continuous path can be obtained in this way from one side of the rectangle to the other, which can be expected to be the case as often as it is not. To study the effect a disturbance has, a coin is tossed for each individual piece of confetti: for heads the confetti is left in place, for tails it is removed. The piece of confetti that has been taken away is then thrown out over the rectangle again, and it is noted whether a continuous path from side to side has been established. This part of the thesis is the result of cooperation with Erik Broman (Chalmers, Gothenburg), Simon Griffiths and Robert Morris (IMPA, Rio de Janeiro).
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University of Gothenburg
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