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Does the transition matrix "wrap" around the edge of the map? #99

Closed MKLau closed 8 years ago

MKLau commented 8 years ago
anncalderon commented 8 years ago

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anncalderon commented 8 years ago

I guess the short answer is no. I don't think we have to worry about this becuase our coordinates don't touch each other (i.e: cover the entire globe). What do you think?

MKLau commented 8 years ago

I don't understand what it means to "reach across the globe" though. Is it defined in another part of the vignette?

anncalderon commented 8 years ago

I did a search, and that's the only part where they mention that statement. The way I understood it is if we don't have coordinates that encompass the entire globe, then the cells on the right won't be connected to the cells on the left. But, perhaps I'm misunderstanding it as well.

anncalderon commented 8 years ago

actually, I was confused as I was examining figure 3. To me, I don't see how the upper left corner is connected to more than 3 cells.

MKLau commented 8 years ago

Yeah, I'm not sure if it means the literal globe (i.e. the earth) or if it is referring to some characteristic defined as the "globe" in the context of a particular map. What's this doc that you're looking at again?