Interactive Graph Visualization in DDLab

Abstract

Interactive visualization of the basin of attraction field, the ``ibaf-graph'', is a new feature in DDLab with the same interactive functions as the ``network-graph'' and ``jump-graph''. These functions allow any node and its connected fragment to be dragged/dropped with the pointer as a graphic animation with elastic links. The fragment itself depends on the node's link setting by inputs, outputs, or either, and a distance in link-steps. Further options include graph geometry, rescaling, node display, link editing, and isolating the fragment. This article describes the three graph types, network/ibaf/jump, their selection, enhanced functions, and applications to cellular automata, discrete dynamical networks and random maps.

arXiv comment20 pages, 29 figures, new function to isolate fragments, and minor corrections. To appear in "Advances in Cellular Automata", Editors: Andrew Adamatzky, Georgious Sirakoulis, Genaro Martinez, Springer, 2025