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3 Aug 2024 18:19:59 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Realistic waves  
From: Christopher James Huff
Date: 21 Nov 2003 20:52:31
Message: <cjameshuff-9B7C9B.20471421112003@netplex.aussie.org>
In article <3FBE93D7.8A46DE38@Rapidnet.com>,
 "Anthony D. Baye" <ban### [at] Rapidnetcom> wrote:

> > Is it possible? Shame on you for even asking that! Of course it's
> > possible :) I'm picturing a way right now.... an idea is forming for
> > braking waves using a Voronoi function.....
> 
> Which is what, exactly?

It's what the crackle pattern is based on:
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/VoronoiDiagram.html

As for what it has to do with waves, I have no idea...maybe he's 
thinking of multifractals, which I have seen used for this purpose.

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