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Abelian Sandpile 1.0

1.8 MB / 1+ Downloads / Rating 4.6 - 5 reviews


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Abelian Sandpile, developed and published by Jeff Holtzkener, has released its latest version, 1.0, on 2017-09-10. This app falls under the Education category on the Google Play Store and has achieved over 100 installs. It currently holds an overall rating of 4.6, based on 5 reviews.

Abelian Sandpile APK available on this page is compatible with all Android devices that meet the required specifications (Android 4.1+). It can also be installed on PC and Mac using an Android emulator such as Bluestacks, LDPlayer, and others.

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App Details

Package name: com.crashingbooth.abeliansandpile

Updated: 7 years ago

Developer Name: Jeff Holtzkener

Category: Education

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Installation Instructions

This article outlines two straightforward methods for installing Abelian Sandpile on PC Windows and Mac.

Using BlueStacks

  1. Download the APK/XAPK file from this page.
  2. Install BlueStacks by visiting http://bluestacks.com.
  3. Open the APK/XAPK file by double-clicking it. This action will launch BlueStacks and begin the application's installation. If the APK file does not automatically open with BlueStacks, right-click on it and select 'Open with...', then navigate to BlueStacks. Alternatively, you can drag-and-drop the APK file onto the BlueStacks home screen.
  4. Wait a few seconds for the installation to complete. Once done, the installed app will appear on the BlueStacks home screen. Click its icon to start using the application.

Using LDPlayer

  1. Download and install LDPlayer from https://www.ldplayer.net.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file directly into LDPlayer.

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App Rating

4.6
Total 5 reviews

Reviews

4 ★, on 2020-04-13
Save feature did not work on my device, but pretty everything else did. I would suggest using rectangle fill to reset nodes to black because circles have this antialiasing on the edges and it leaves faint circular traces. A pretty fun toy overall. Have a nice day!

4 ★, on 2019-11-07
Why do you not let only some of the sand topple from the top pile?

5 ★, on 2018-08-16
This is seriously a great app. I do have some suggestions though that would make it even better. It would be nice to have the option to change the background and the color of each sand amount to different colors. The black and blue gets kind of boring after a while. I would also love to see zoom functionality, where pinching the screen in or out would make the display larger or smaller. To keep track of individual tiles, I would suggest adding an option to show a grid in the background and another option that toggles numbers in each cell. More streams and being able to custom-place each stream location in the grid would also be a huge plus. The only bug I've noticed is regarding the saving and loading features. When I press the save button, everything looks normal, but when I then press the load button, my file doesn't appear in the list of saves. Only the two demos appear on the load screen. Also the initial grid size setting doesn't really seem useful, and I only really use it with the random stream setting. Again, this is a great app, and I feel like I'm ripping you off by getting it for free. Please consider my suggestions for the next time this app is updated.

Previous Versions

Abelian Sandpile 1.0
2017-09-10 / 1.8 MB / Android 4.1+

About this app

An Abelian Sandpile is a dynamical system displaying self-organized criticality. It is essentially a family of cellular automata where you have grid of cells that can hold some number of 'chips' or 'grains of sand'. If the cell exceeds its maximum capacity it 'topples' and its contents spill over into neighbouring cells. These cells in turn might topple if they are caused to reach the maximum capacity, sometimes resulting in highly complex cascading patterns. Over time, the emergent pattern is often fractal in nature.
- With this Abelian Sandpile app, you can generate custom rule systems to simulate and explore a massive set of patterns. You can control the capacity of each cell (up to 24 'grains') and how much 'sand' distributes to each of it 8 neighbours.
- You can have sand added automatically in a steady stream to single or multiple locations on the screen, or added randomly.
- Screen will automatically resize to accommodate growing structure.

New features

Generate and explore Abelian Sandpile cellular automata

App Permissions

Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to read from external storage.