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Lattice Animals: A Fast Enumeration Algorithm and New Perimeter Polynomials

Stephan Mertens

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Abstract

A fast computer algorithm for enumerating isolated connected clusters on a regular lattice and its Fortran implementation are presented. New perimeter polynomials are calculated for the square, the triangular, the simple cubic, and the square lattice with next nearest neighbors.

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BiBTeX Entry

@article{,
   author    = {Stephan Mertens},
   title     = {Lattice Animals: A Fast Enumeration Algorithm and New Perimeter Polynomials},
   journal   = {J.~Stat.~Phys.},
   year      = {1990},
   volume    = {58},
   number    = {5/6}
   pages     = {1095-1108}
}

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