Smoluchowski Coagulation

Particles of size 1 merge pairwise under constant kernel K=1. Clusters grow and merge, producing a broadening size distribution. Smoluchowski's mean-field solution: n_k(t) = (t/2)^(k-1) · (2/(t+2))^(k+1).

Particles (colored by size)

Size Distribution

200
Clusters
1.0
Mean size
1
Max size
0
Time

Constant kernel: exact solution gives exponential size distribution. Mean size grows as ⟨k⟩ ~ 1+t.