• ch00f@lemmy.world
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    15 hours ago

    Can anyone explain why it has to be so incredibly long? I assume both ends have no idea of what’s going on with each other.

    • Rentlar@lemmy.ca
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      15 hours ago

      So this is essentially a dotted line which after the first simulation step expands into 2D space, but after a particular number of steps collapses back into its original 1D pattern, possibly translated some distance from its original position.

      You can imagine the thing being comprised of smaller 1D lines, aligned on an axis with a certain amount of space between each other.