Cellular automata [[electronic resource] ] : a discrete view of the world / / Joel L. Schiff
| Cellular automata [[electronic resource] ] : a discrete view of the world / / Joel L. Schiff |
| Autore | Schiff Joel L |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (280 p.) |
| Disciplina |
511.3/5
511.35 530.13011 |
| Collana | Wiley-Interscience series in discrete mathematics and optimization |
| Soggetto topico | Cellular automata |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-30617-4
9786613306173 1-118-03238-1 1-118-03063-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cellular Automata: A Discrete View of the World; CONTENTS; Preface; 1 Preliminaries; 1.1 Self-Replicating Machines; 1.2 Grand Turing Machines; 1.3 Register Machines; 1.4 Logic Gates; 1.5 Dimension; 1.5.1 Kolmogorov Dimension; 1.6 Information and Entropy; 1.7 Randomness; 2 Dynamical Systems; 3 One-Dimensional Cellular Automata; 3.1 The Cellular Automaton; 3.2 Transition Functions; 3.3 Totalistic Rules; 3.4 Boundary Conditions; 3.5 Some Elementary Cellular Automata; 3.6 Additivity; 3.7 Reversibility; 3.8 Classification of Cellular Automata; 3.8.1 Langton's Parameter; 3.9 Universal Computation
3.10 Density Problem3.11 Synchronization; 4 Two-Dimensional Automata; 4.1 The Game of Life; 4.1.1 Lifeforms; 4.1.2 Invariant Forms; 4.1.3 Oscillators; 4.1.4 Gliders; 4.1.5 Methuselah Configurations; 4.1.6 Garden of Eden; 4.1.7 Universal Computation in Life; 4.2 Other Automata; 4.2.1 Partitioning Cellular Automata; 4.3 Replication; 4.4 Asynchronous Updating; 5 Applications; 5.1 Excitable Media; 5.1.1 Neural Activity; 5.1.2 Cyclic Space; 5.1.3 The Hodgepodge Machine; 5.2 Schelling Segregation Model; 5.3 Prisoner's Dilemma; 5.4 Biological Models and Artificial Life; 5.4.1 Genetic Algorithms 5.4.2 Predator-Prey5.4.3 Bacterial Growth; 5.4.4 Seashell Patterns; 5.5 Physical Models; 5.5.1 Diffusion; 5.5.2 Snow Crystals; 5.5.3 Sandpile Model; 5.5.4 Lattice Gases; 5.5.5 Ising Spin; 5.5.6 Steady-State Heat Flow; 5.5.7 The Digital Universe of Konrad Zuse and Edward Fredkin; 6 Complexity; 6.1 Mind Over Matter; 6.2 Random Boolean Networks; 6.3 Autonomous Agents; 6.3.1 Honey Bees; 6.3.2 Slime Molds; 6.3.3 Bacterial Colonies; 6.3.4 Langton's Ant; 6.3.5 Multi-Ant Systems; 6.3.6 Traveling Salesman Problem; Appendix A; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910139568603321 |
Schiff Joel L
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| Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2008 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Cellular automata [[electronic resource] ] : a discrete view of the world / / Joel L. Schiff
| Cellular automata [[electronic resource] ] : a discrete view of the world / / Joel L. Schiff |
| Autore | Schiff Joel L |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (280 p.) |
| Disciplina |
511.3/5
511.35 530.13011 |
| Collana | Wiley-Interscience series in discrete mathematics and optimization |
| Soggetto topico | Cellular automata |
| ISBN |
1-283-30617-4
9786613306173 1-118-03238-1 1-118-03063-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cellular Automata: A Discrete View of the World; CONTENTS; Preface; 1 Preliminaries; 1.1 Self-Replicating Machines; 1.2 Grand Turing Machines; 1.3 Register Machines; 1.4 Logic Gates; 1.5 Dimension; 1.5.1 Kolmogorov Dimension; 1.6 Information and Entropy; 1.7 Randomness; 2 Dynamical Systems; 3 One-Dimensional Cellular Automata; 3.1 The Cellular Automaton; 3.2 Transition Functions; 3.3 Totalistic Rules; 3.4 Boundary Conditions; 3.5 Some Elementary Cellular Automata; 3.6 Additivity; 3.7 Reversibility; 3.8 Classification of Cellular Automata; 3.8.1 Langton's Parameter; 3.9 Universal Computation
3.10 Density Problem3.11 Synchronization; 4 Two-Dimensional Automata; 4.1 The Game of Life; 4.1.1 Lifeforms; 4.1.2 Invariant Forms; 4.1.3 Oscillators; 4.1.4 Gliders; 4.1.5 Methuselah Configurations; 4.1.6 Garden of Eden; 4.1.7 Universal Computation in Life; 4.2 Other Automata; 4.2.1 Partitioning Cellular Automata; 4.3 Replication; 4.4 Asynchronous Updating; 5 Applications; 5.1 Excitable Media; 5.1.1 Neural Activity; 5.1.2 Cyclic Space; 5.1.3 The Hodgepodge Machine; 5.2 Schelling Segregation Model; 5.3 Prisoner's Dilemma; 5.4 Biological Models and Artificial Life; 5.4.1 Genetic Algorithms 5.4.2 Predator-Prey5.4.3 Bacterial Growth; 5.4.4 Seashell Patterns; 5.5 Physical Models; 5.5.1 Diffusion; 5.5.2 Snow Crystals; 5.5.3 Sandpile Model; 5.5.4 Lattice Gases; 5.5.5 Ising Spin; 5.5.6 Steady-State Heat Flow; 5.5.7 The Digital Universe of Konrad Zuse and Edward Fredkin; 6 Complexity; 6.1 Mind Over Matter; 6.2 Random Boolean Networks; 6.3 Autonomous Agents; 6.3.1 Honey Bees; 6.3.2 Slime Molds; 6.3.3 Bacterial Colonies; 6.3.4 Langton's Ant; 6.3.5 Multi-Ant Systems; 6.3.6 Traveling Salesman Problem; Appendix A; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830371103321 |
Schiff Joel L
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| Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2008 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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