This introductory paper gives a short survey of cellular automata (CAs), from different points of view. It starts with the main definitions and theoretical results about CAs as an abstract model of computation or as discrete dynamical systems. Then, the main applications of CAs in different fields (biology, physics, etc.) as a model of complex systems are illustrated. Finally, implementations of the CA model on parallel computing platforms are surveyed.
Bandini, S., Mauri, G., Serra, R. (2001). Cellular automata: from a theoretical parallel computational model to its applications to complex systems. PARALLEL COMPUTING, 27(5), 539-553 [10.1016/S0167-8191(00)00076-4].
Cellular automata: from a theoretical parallel computational model to its applications to complex systems
BANDINI, STEFANIA;MAURI, GIANCARLO;
2001
Abstract
This introductory paper gives a short survey of cellular automata (CAs), from different points of view. It starts with the main definitions and theoretical results about CAs as an abstract model of computation or as discrete dynamical systems. Then, the main applications of CAs in different fields (biology, physics, etc.) as a model of complex systems are illustrated. Finally, implementations of the CA model on parallel computing platforms are surveyed.
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