Small World Growth Model

In an effort to model nonlocal effects in a continuous manner, we must consider a growth model that accounts for nonlocal correlations across the entire surface. The continuum growth models for shadowing and reemission discussed in Sect. 5.2 are often cumbersome, and leave significant room for improvement to a more concrete and accurate model. In this chapter, we discuss a new growth model based on small world network dynamics that will serve as an example of how to analyze a continuum growth model.