This project is a numerical simulation that models how terrain changes over thousands of years. It uses physics-based rules to show how mountains erode, how sediment moves, and how islands eventually merge or disappear as ocean levels change.

The simulation uses two main forces:

1. Hydraulic Erosion: Water flowing downhill and carving out paths.
2. Soil Diffusion: The natural "smoothing" of the earth over time.

Imagine you build a big, pointy sandcastle. If you pour water on it, the water carries the sand away and makes the castle look smoother and flatter. My code is a robot that does the math to show exactly how that happens to a whole island or mountain range over a very long time!

• landscape_evolution_simulation.ipynb: The main interface where you set the parameters (like how fast the water flows) and run the simulation.
• landscapeWithOcean.py: The "engine" of the project. This file contains the complex math for tracking water flow, finding pools, and calculating ocean levels.

To run this simulation, you will need:

• Python 3
• NumPy (for calculations)
• Matplotlib (for 3D plotting and animations)
• FFmpeg (optional, for saving the simulation as a video)

1. Clone this repository.
2. Open the Jupyter Notebook.
3. Run the cells to see the landscape evolve from a sharp mountain range into a weathered island system.