Turning our attention to the top right quartile of Figure ) and the top half of Figure ) we can see how this framework is useful to analyse the difference in rupturing phenomena. We can see in Figure The rupturing at approximately 150 µs is seen for networks at all densities, although differences can be seen in how many new rings are formed during the rupturing process. For the low density network, only very few entirely new rings are formed during the rupturing process but for the high density network many rings are formed (seen as more points in the top right corner of the birth-death diagram) owing to the increased density of polymers allowing for easier repair and reforming of rings.