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brownianisland.py
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brownianisland.py
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#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
# brownianisland.py
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
import stddraw
import stdrandom
import sys
import math
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
def midpoint(x0, y0, x1, y1, var, n):
if n == 0:
stddraw.line(x0, y0, x1, y1)
stddraw.show()
return
xmid = 0.5 * (x0 + x1) + stdrandom.gaussian(0, math.sqrt(var))
ymid = 0.5 * (y0 + y1) + stdrandom.gaussian(0, math.sqrt(var))
midpoint(x0, y0, xmid, ymid, var / 2.7, n-1)
midpoint(xmid, ymid, x1, y1, var / 2.7, n-1)
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
# Accept float command-line argument var and integer command-line
# argument n. Plot a Brownian island using var and n with the midpoint
# displacement method.
def main(argv):
var = float(argv[1])
n = int(argv[2])
stddraw.createWindow()
stddraw.clear()
stddraw.setXscale(-1, +1)
stddraw.setYscale(-1, +1)
midpoint(0, 0, 0, 0, var / math.sqrt(2), n)
stddraw.wait()
if __name__ == '__main__':
main(sys.argv)
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
# Example execution:
# python brownianisland.py 0.5 11