This notebook is inspired by the interactive page 'Fireflies' by Nicky Case (https://ncase.me/fireflies/) illustrating how a group of fireflies can spontaneously synchronize without a 'leader'.
This implementation is for a submission to Matt Parker's (@standupmaths) video My 500-LED xmas tree got into Harvard (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuMRJf6B5Q4)
This notebook simulates the behavior of fireflies using the LEDs of Matt's tree and generates a .csv file that will transcribe the RGB values of each LED.
The elementary principle is that each firefly in the swarm possesses its own internal 'clock' and it flashes when the clock strikes 'twelve'. If another firefly sees it, it slightly nudges its own clock forward. After a while, groups of fireflies can see their flash pulses synchronize
Please refer to the nb_lucioles.ipynb notebook for the details.