brownian_motion_simulation


brownian_motion_simulation, a C++ code which simulates Brownian motion in an M-dimensional region, creating graphics files for processing by gnuplot.

Brownian motion is a physical phenomenon which can be observed, for instance, when a small particle is immersed in a liquid. The particle will move as though under the influence of random forces of varying direction and magnitude.

There is a mathematical idealization of this motion, and from there a computational discretization that allows us to simulate the successive positions of a particle undergoing Brownian motion.

Licensing:

The computer code and data files described and made available on this web page are distributed under the MIT license

Languages:

brownian_motion_simulation is available in a C version and a C++ version and a FORTRAN90 version and a MATLAB version and a Python version.

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Last revised on 11 February 2020.