FIG. 2.
The ”tip-tip” mechanism: number of bundles for varying τp and τn. (a) Mean-field estimates (3) vs. numerical solution of Eq (1) based on 102 to 103 realizations, for varying τn/τp. (b) Mean-field solution in the absence of filament absorption (solid line) and results of spatial simulations with absorption taken into account (dots with error bars); αcδ/h = 0.03, p = 5; error bars correspond to standard deviation based on 50 to 120 realizations. The inset: average number of filaments per bundle, N b, vs. τn/τp.