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1 Sep 2024 12:17:06 EDT (-0400)
  Re: crackle: suggested extensions  
From: Christoph Hormann
Date: 10 May 2001 03:11:58
Message: <3AFA3F73.38EFD2E3@gmx.de>
Anton Sherwood wrote:
> 
> "crackle metric infinite"
> replaces (dx^n + dy^n + dz^n)^(1/n) with max(dx,dy,dz)
> 
> "crackle tumbled"
> randomly rotates, for each nucleus, the coordinate axes on which
> dx,dy,dz are computed.  (has no effect on metric 2.)  without this, the
> `grains' all line up alike, which is generally not how real minerals
> behave.
> 
> i'll go be quiet now.
> 

Hmm, sounds interesting, do you have some sample pictures? 'infinite'
would also be much faster BTW.

Christoph

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