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Jordan ellenberg

2 articles

- Math
The Math of the Amazing Sandpile
- By Jordan Ellenberg
- October 6, 2021
To understand self-organization in nature, behold the sandpile.
- Math
The Amazing, Autotuning Sandpile
- By Jordan Ellenberg
- March 26, 2015
A simple mathematical model of a sandpile shows remarkably complex behavior.