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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. |
| − | | + | [[Image:Rule 184.png|left|thumb|The Rule 184 cellular automaton, run for 128 steps each from three random initial confgurations with density 25%, 50%, and 75%.]] |
| | Lattice-Gas Cellular Automatons can be used to model physical systems such as fluid and biological systems. ''Mathematica'' uses a cellular automatons as a random number generator. | | Lattice-Gas Cellular Automatons can be used to model physical systems such as fluid and biological systems. ''Mathematica'' uses a cellular automatons as a random number generator. |
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| − | ==Further Readings== | + | ==Further reading== |
| | :[http://www.stephenwolfram.com/publications/articles/ca/86-fluids/index.html Cellular Automaton Fluids: Basic Theory], Stephen Wolfram, 1986. | | :[http://www.stephenwolfram.com/publications/articles/ca/86-fluids/index.html Cellular Automaton Fluids: Basic Theory], Stephen Wolfram, 1986. |
| | :[http://www.stephenwolfram.com/publications/articles/ca/86-random/index.html Random Sequence Generation by Cellular Automata], Stephen Wolfram, 1986. | | :[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-cryptography/index.html Cryptography with Cellular Automata], Stephen Wolfram, 1986. | | :[http://www.stephenwolfram.com/publications/articles/ca/85-cryptography/index.html Cryptography with Cellular Automata], Stephen Wolfram, 1986. |
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