Rotor Router Model
Introduction
Welcome to this page. We'd like to show off a mathematical model (the Rotor Router Model) using a java applet.
![[a bug]](Images/bug.png)
The model involves a bug (represented by an empty black and
while square) moving along a graph (represented by boxes
linked by arrows).
![[a rotor]](Images/rotor-states.png)
Each box on the graph contains a rotor that can be in different
states. These states are represented by colors and arrows.
When a bug visits a box, that box's state will change.
To get started, jump to the Applet and click the step button repeatedly and watch how the bug moves around the graph.
If you are confused, try our walkthrough.
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