Reaction-diffusion systems

[Calcyman]

Has anyone considered the use of reaction-diffusion systems to generate natural terrain? It is the principle behind pattern formation in many natural phenomena.

Reaction-diffusion systems belong to the more general class of partial differential equations, which can model everything from heat transfer to fluid dynamics.

Update: There is a new exciting piece of software for simulating reaction-diffusion systems: http://cp4space.wordpress.com/2012/08/24/are-you-ready/

[ant123]

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[Calcyman]

Ready 0.5 has been released: http://ferkeltongs.livejournal.com/36454.html

[cbuchner1]

Nice. This looks a lot like Fragmentarium - except that it specifically targets reaction/diffusion and cellular automata phenomena.

Christian