Tree Branching: Leonardo da Vinci's Rule versus Biomechanical Models
Figure 5
Daughter/mother ratios based on assumptions of the elastic similarity model for three daughters.
Daughter/mother ratios based on assumptions of the elastic similarity model for three daughters, A, B, and C. Different values of the daughter/mother ratio are represented by different colors. Values greater than 3 are shown in yellow. The angles of daughters A and C are set as θA = θC and to vary from 0.1 to 90°. The weight of daughter B is fixed at 10 kg, and the weights of daughters A and C are set as WA = WC and to vary from 0 to 10 kg. mM and mi are 1 cm.