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1. Computer Science › Cellular Automata and Applications

   Statistical mechanics of cellular automata

   Wolfram · Reviews of Modern Physics · 1983

   Wolfram uses elementary cellular automata as simple models of self-organization, analysing their behaviour from simple and random starts and linking them to dynamical systems and computation theory.

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   1. UncheckedFrom simple starting patterns, elementary cellular automata either settle into uniform states or build self-similar patterns with fractal dimension about 1.59 or 1.69.“With simple initial configurations, the cellular automata either tend to homogeneous states, or generate self-similar patterns with fractal dimensions \ensuremath{\simeq} 1.59 or \ensuremath{\simeq} 1.69.”