Published June 2022 | Version v1
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Symmetries and Patterns in Sandpiles

  • 1. University of Chicago

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The Abelian sandpile is a deterministic diffusion process on graphs which produces striking, kaleidoscopic patterns. Why do these patterns appear? Are the patterns robust to noise? Do different graphs generate distinct patterns? This thesis presents some answers to these questions.

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Physical Sciences Division
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Statistics