Rounded spikes of kompeitoh and scaling relations
Nobuyuki Murai, Tomoichi Nakata · American Journal of Physics · 1988
Kompeitoh is sugar candy, a piece of which has many remarkable rounded spikes. A one-dimensional model of kompeitoh is presented using the Monte Carlo method to investigate how the spikes develop in the production process. Scaling relations are revealed, which ensure approximate geometrical similarity in its growth. Its shape is expected to be round without spikes after enough time has elapsed.