>What is an actual phenomenon that is well modeled by a poisson process?
I used it in a cell tissue simulation where the user could define how frequently the cells divide. If you start with 100 cells and want them each to divide, on average, every N iterations, using a Poisson formula to decide if a cell splits or not based on a random number is ideal, very precise (in the aggregate), and avoids a lot of odd artifacts.
I used it in a cell tissue simulation where the user could define how frequently the cells divide. If you start with 100 cells and want them each to divide, on average, every N iterations, using a Poisson formula to decide if a cell splits or not based on a random number is ideal, very precise (in the aggregate), and avoids a lot of odd artifacts.