Figure 2
From: Universal dynamics of mitochondrial networks: a finite-size scaling analysis
The two models of mitochondrial network dynamics used in this work. In the agent-based model, network nodes do not have explicit spatial coordinates. The final topology of the network emerges from the iteration of two types of events: tip-to-tip events, in which two \(k=1\) units are merged into a \(k=2\) unit (or vice versa), and tip-to-side events, in which a \(k=1\) unit and a \(k=2\) unit are merged into a \(k=3\) unit (or vice versa). In the spatially-explicit model, the network nodes are embedded in a 2-dimensional lattice with predetermined nearest neighborhood interactions. Interactions are anisotropic: a bond is established between a node and its left and right nearest neighbors with probability \(p_1\) (or destroyed with probability \(1 - p_1\)) and with its side nearest neighbor with probability \(p_2\) (or destroyed with probability \(1 - p_2\)).
