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The lattice is a grid filled with cells, each cell is uniquely identified by its coordinates and value.  The cellular automaton evolves via the transition function with respect to the discrete time variable.   
 
The lattice is a grid filled with cells, each cell is uniquely identified by its coordinates and value.  The cellular automaton evolves via the transition function with respect to the discrete time variable.   
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Lattice-Gas Cellular Automatons can be used to model physical systems such as fluid dynamics.  ''Mathematica'' uses a cellular automatons as a random number generator.
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==Further Readings==
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:[http://www.stephenwolfram.com/publications/articles/ca/86-fluids/index.html Cellular Automaton Fluids: Basic Theory], Stephen Wolfram, 1986.
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:[http://www.stephenwolfram.com/publications/articles/ca/86-random/index.html Random Sequence Generation by Cellular Automata], Stephen Wolfram, 1986.
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:[http://www.stephenwolfram.com/publications/articles/ca/85-thermodynamics/index.html Thermodynamics and Hydrodynamics of Cellular Automata], Stephen Wolfram, 1985.
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:[http://www.stephenwolfram.com/publications/articles/ca/85-cryptography/index.html Cryptography with Cellular Automata], Stephen Wolfram, 1986.
    
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