ThomasPointProcess
ThomasPointProcess[μ,λ,σ,d]
represents a Thomas cluster point process with density μ, cluster mean λ and scale parameter σ in .
Details
- ThomasPointProcess models clustered point configurations with centers uniformly distributed over space and cluster points isotropically distributed with a light-tail radial distribution.
- Typical uses include areas like cosmology, where the clusters are galaxy clusters, or plant ecology.
- The cluster centers are placed according to PoissonPointProcess with density μ.
- The point count of a cluster is distributed according to PoissonDistribution with mean λ.
- The cluster points in each cluster are isotropically distributed with the radial distribution NormalDistribution[0,σ] centered at a cluster center.
- ThomasPointProcess allows μ, λ and σ to be any positive real numbers, and d to be any positive integer.
- The following settings can be used for PointProcessEstimator for estimating ThomasPointProcess:
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"FindClusters" use FindClusters function "MethodOfMoments" use a homogeneity measure to estimate the parameters - ThomasPointProcess can be used with such functions as RipleyK, PointCountDistribution and RandomPointConfiguration.
Examples
open allclose allBasic Examples (4)
Scope (2)
Sample from any valid RegionQ, whose RegionEmbeddingDimension is equal to its RegionDimension:
Simulate a point configuration from a Thomas point process:
Use the "FindClusters" method to estimated a point process model:
Compare Ripley's measure between the original process and the estimated model:
Properties & Relations (5)
PointCountDistribution is known:
The probability density histogram:
Ripley's and Besag's for a Thomas point process in 2D:
Ripley's of the Thomas point process is larger than for a Poisson point process:
Besag's of the Thomas point process is greater than of the Poisson point process:
The pair correlation function of a Thomas point process is greater than 1:
Text
Wolfram Research (2020), ThomasPointProcess, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ThomasPointProcess.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2020. "ThomasPointProcess." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ThomasPointProcess.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2020). ThomasPointProcess. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ThomasPointProcess.html