When an explicit seed is passed, ripley reuses that same seed for every simulation, so all n_simulations draw the identical point pattern. The simulation envelope collapses and the p-values are degenerate (every simulation equally exceeds/does not exceed the observed statistic).
When an explicit
seedis passed,ripleyreuses that same seed for every simulation, so alln_simulationsdraw the identical point pattern. The simulation envelope collapses and the p-values are degenerate (every simulation equally exceeds/does not exceed the observed statistic).