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Published online 31 December 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news041229-8
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Snowflakes made easy
A mathematical model uses simple rules to create complex patterns.
The snowflakes are simulations produced by Cliff Reiter, of Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, and have the classic 'dendrite' snowflake form, in which six central stems divide and taper to increasingly fine fronds.
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