reticuler 1.0

Simulations of spatial networks growth

Reticuler

Python package to simulate the growth of spatial networks in nature.

Documentation

Setup

External dependencies:

FreeFEM++ - PDE solver

Package installation

pip install reticuler

Usage

During installation two command line scripts are installed:

• reticulate - runs the simulation
• plot_ret - plots the network based on the .json file from the simulation

To use just type in the command line: reticulate -h or plot_ret -h

Typical network growth simulation:

• output file: test,
• growth threshold type: maximum network height,
• growth threshold: 2

reticulate -out test --growth_params {\"growth_thresh_type\":1,\"growth_thresh\":2}

How to cite

Through history to growth dynamics: backward evolution of spatial networks, S. Żukowski, P. Morawiecki, H. Seybold, P. Szymczak, Sci Rep 12, 20407 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-24656-x

References

[1]: P. Morawiecki, Problem odwrotny do ewolucji sieci rzecznych (2016).

[2]: S. Żukowski, Związek między geometrią sieci rzecznych a prawami ich wzrostu (2019).

[3]: S. Żukowski, Backward evolution of river networks (2021).