Abstract:For a class of cell division processes in the Euclidean space ℝd, spatial consistency is investigated. This addresses the problem whether the distribution of the generated structures, restricted to a bounded set V, depends on the choice of a larger region W ⊃ V where the construction of the cell division process is performed. This can also be understood as the problem of boundary effects in the cell division procedure. It is known that the STIT tessellations are spatially consistent. In the present paper it is… Show more
“…They have been invented in [25] and since their introduction they have stimulated lots of research, cf. [4,11,13,14,15,16,20,23,26,34,35,36,37,38,40,41].…”
An analogue of the classical Mecke formula for Poisson point processes is proved for the class of space-time STIT tessellation processes. From this key identity the Markov property of a class of associated random processes is derived. This in turn is used to determine the distribution of the number of internal vertices of the typical maximal tessellation segment.
“…They have been invented in [25] and since their introduction they have stimulated lots of research, cf. [4,11,13,14,15,16,20,23,26,34,35,36,37,38,40,41].…”
An analogue of the classical Mecke formula for Poisson point processes is proved for the class of space-time STIT tessellation processes. From this key identity the Markov property of a class of associated random processes is derived. This in turn is used to determine the distribution of the number of internal vertices of the typical maximal tessellation segment.
Processes of random tessellations of the Euclidean space
$\mathbb{R}^d$
,
$d\geq 1$
, are considered that are generated by subsequent division of their cells. Such processes are characterized by the laws of the life times of the cells until their division and by the laws for the random hyperplanes that divide the cells at the end of their life times. The STIT (STable with respect to ITerations) tessellation processes are a reference model. In the present paper a generalization concerning the life time distributions is introduced, a sufficient condition for the existence of such cell division tessellation processes is provided, and a construction is described. In particular, for the case that the random dividing hyperplanes have a Mondrian distribution—which means that all cells of the tessellations are cuboids—it is shown that the intrinsic volumes, except the Euler characteristic, can be used as the parameter for the exponential life time distribution of the cells.
The capabilities of a parametric model for crack patterns simulation are presented. Planar tessellations are partitions of the plane into convex polygons (called cells) without overlapping. The Voronoi tessellations and Poisson line tessellations are the most prominent models; however, to model crack patterns, it is more appropriate to deal with tessellations that are generated by a cell division process. We describe the STIT tessellation as a reference model for crack patterns and introduce several modifications. Having described a variety of 40 parametric models and appropriate simulation algorithms, we delineate and specify tuning methods to optimize the adaption of the model to real crack pattern data. An example of a metalized polydimethylsiloxane demonstrates the capability of our approach. The results indicate that this approach yields a considerable improvement in modeling compared to previous studies.INDEX TERMS crack pattern, random tessellation, STIT tessellation, spatial statistics, metaheuristic tuning methods.
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