What is isotropization?

Isotropization is when something that was pointy or directional becomes round and even in all directions.

Imagine you have a marshmallow, soft, squishy, and the same no matter which way you press it. That’s like being isotropic. Now imagine you have a cube of cheese, it's hard, and if you push it from one side, it feels different than if you push it from another side. That's not isotropic; it’s anisotropic.

Now, think about what happens when you toast that cube of cheese in the oven. The heat makes it melt and stretch out until it becomes soft and smooth, like a marshmallow! That process is like isotropization: turning something directional into something even and round.

When things are anisotropic, they behave differently depending on where you touch them or how you look at them. But when they become isotropic, they act the same from all sides, just like your favorite soft marshmallow!