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Circular Motion of Strings in Cellular Automata, and Other Surprises

Cellular Automata and Lattice Gases 2012-06-12 v1 Discrete Mathematics

Abstract

A two-state, three-dimensional, deterministic, reversible cellular automaton is shown to be capable of approximately circular orbits, wavelike undulations, and particle-like configurations that decay in accordance with a half-life law.

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@article{arxiv.1206.2060,
  title  = {Circular Motion of Strings in Cellular Automata, and Other Surprises},
  author = {Daniel B. Miller and Edward Fredkin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1206.2060},
  year   = {2012}
}

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