Take a look at the code that goes along with this article. Try running it yourself and messing with parameters.

COVID-19

Modeling the spread of a novel virus and its resulting disease is an important step in learning proper preventive measures. So far there have been many new simulations that have been created to cover different areas of SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19. For example, the Washington Post made a great article showing the importance of social distancing. With this article, I try my hand at simulating this disease and through this I hope to spread the importance of safety precautions.

What are cellular automata?

Cellular Automata are discrete models that consist of a grid of cells where each cell can be a certain state from a given set of states. Every time step each cell is updated to a new state based on its neighbors’ states and simple rules. They have been used to model different areas from artificial life to forest fire propagation. Conway’s Game of Life is a popular cellular automation that creates complex structures with very simple rules.

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