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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cellular automata, complex systems
English
2001
27
5
539
553
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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].
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