Simplicity in Complexity

1. Simplicity in Complexity

2. Rewriting SystemsClassic Example: Koch 1905 Initiator Generator

3. Rewriting Systems:Formal Grammars • Best understood rewriting systems are those that operate on character strings • Chomsky 1956: formal grammars applied to natural languages • Backus & Naur 1959: rewriting notation applied to formal definition of programming language (ALGOL-60) • Lindenmayer 1968 introduced a new type of rewriting system, subsequently termed L-systems • Essential difference between Chomsky grammars and L-systems is that in L-systems productions are applied in parallel.

4. Deterministic, Context Free L-Systems (DOL) Grammar: Derivation:

5. Formal Definition of L-System 100% Real Math

6. Formal Definition of Derivation 100% Real Math

7. Turtle Interpretation of StringsAbelson & diSessa (MIT 1982) The state of the turtle is defined as an ordered triplet, where the cartesian coordinates represent the turtle’s position, and the angle a, called the heading, is interpreted as the direction in which the turtle is facing. Where am I? a

8. Turtle Interpretation of Character String Character Interpretation F f + -

9. Turtle Interpretation of a String String: FFF-FF-F-F+F+FF-F-FFF d = 90 - +

10. Example of Turtle Interpretation:Quadratic Koch Island The L-System:

11. Sequence of Koch Curves Obtained byModification of Production Successor

12. General Edge Rewriting The Koch constructions are a restricted case of general edge rewriting, where there can be more than one edge letter, interpreted by the turtle as “move forward”. Examples:

13. Example of FASS Curves Generated byEdge-rewriting FASS = space-filling, self-avoiding, simple, and self-similar

14. Node Rewriting:Turtle Interpretation Aligned with turtle state here: Turtle resumes here: Subfigure A PA QA

15. Node Rewriting Example:Hilbert Curve

16. U H L Modeling in Three Dimensions

17. Symbols to Control Turtle Orientation in Space Symbol Turtle Semantics + Turn left by angle d, using rotation matrix Ru(d) - Turn right by angle d, using rotation matrix Ru(-d) & Pitch down by angle d, using rotation matrix RL(d) ^ Pitch up by angle d, using rotation matrix RL(-d) \ Roll left by angle d, using rotation matrix RH(d) / Roll right by angle d, using rotation matrix RH(-d)

18. Three Dimensional Hilbert Curve

19. Branching Structures:Axial Trees • At each node at most one outgoing straight segment is distinguished • The first segment in the sequence originates at the root of the tree or as a lateral segment at some node • Each subsequent segment is a straight segment • The last segment is not followed by any straight segments

20. Tree OL-Systems e d e d c s b c s b a a Production T1 T2

21. Bracketed OL-Systems Turtle semantics: [ Push the current state of the turtle onto a stack. The information saved contains the turtle’s position and orientation, and possibly other attributes such as color, segment width ] Pop a state from the state and make it the current state of the turtle. No line is drawn, although in general the position of the turtle changes Example: d=45 F[+F][-F[-F]F]F[+F][-F]

22. Plant-Like Structures Generated byBracketed OL-Systems

23. Plant-Like Structures Generated byBracketed OL-Systems

24. Three Dimensional Bracketed OL-System

25. Stochastic OL-Systems 0.34 0.33 0.33

27. Example of Stochastic DOL-System

28. Parametric DOL-Systems Formal Parameters Actual Parameters Module Condition L-System: Derivation:

29. Parametric DOL Systems • A production matches a nodule in a parametric word if the following conditions are met: • The letter in the module and the letter in the production predecessor are the same • The number of actual parameters in the module is equal to the number of formal parameters in the production predecessor • The condition evaluates to true if the actual parameter values are substituted for the formal parameters in the production

30. Turtle Interpretation of Parametric Words If one or more parameters are associated with a symbol interpreted by the turtle, the value of the first parameter controls the turtle’s state. If the symbol is not followed by any parameters, default values specified ooutside the L-system are used as in the non-parametric case. The basic set of symbols affected by the introduction of parameters is listed below: F(a) Move forward a step of length a > 0. f(a) Move forward a step of length a without drawing a line +(a) Rotate around U by an angle of a degrees &(a) Rotate around L by an angle of a degrees /(a) Rotate around H by an angle of a degrees

31. Example of Textures and Parametric Surface Models

32. Developmental Surface Models Consider the following L-system:

33. Fern Drawn Using Leaves Specified byPrevious L-System

34. Alternative Notation for Polygon Drawing

35. Parametric L-Systems Produce Varying Leaf Structures

37. Rose Leaves Generated by L-System ofPrevious Slide

38. Parametric L-System Used to GenerateCompound Leaves

39. Examples of Compound Leaves Generated byL-System of Slide 38

40. Examples of Compound Leaves Generated byL-System of Slide 38

41. General Branching Patterns • Terminal: main apex and all lateral apices terminate • Sympoidal: main apex terminates; some lateral apices continue • Monopoidal: main apex continues; all lateral apices terminate • Polypoidal: main apex continues; some lateral apices also continue

42. Inflorescences: Compound Flowering StructuresRacemes: Monopoidal Inflorscences Generating Partial L-System: L: leaf I: Internode K: Flower

43. Pattern of Simple Racemes

44. Lily-of-the-ValleyExample of Simple Raceme

45. Development of Raceme:Capsella Bursa-Pastoris

46. L-System Generating Capsella Bursa-Pastoris