Binary Fission as a Homogeneous Branching Process

Manim simulation of bacterial colony extinction under antibiotic treatment, modeled as a Bernoulli {0, 2} branching process. See paper.

Rendering

manim -pql sim.py PetriDishScene

Use -pqh for 1080p 60fps.

Requirements

• Python <= 3.12
• LaTeX
• Manim CE (use pip for best results)
• NumPy

Simulation of 40 generations

PetriDishScene.mp4