Quantum cellular automata qca consist of an array of identical, finite di mensional. C, canada,4 4r9 received 24 june 1988 revised manuscript received 14 august 1988 communicated by a. Selfreproduction in asynchronous cellular automata. Selfreproduction in cellular automata has been extensively studied over the decades, with the aim of exploring the underlying logic structure of reproduction behind living organisms. In this paper we free all cellular automata models of selfreproduction as well as all. Selfreproduction in small cellular automata mit fab lab. Selfreproduction, evolution and sex in cellular automata.
These examples show that provocative analogies to the concepts of chemical. Selfreproduction in small cellular automata john byl department of mathematical sciences, trini. Selfreproduction in asynchronous cellular automata citeseerx. For example, in a 1dimensional cellular automaton like the examples below, the. The action of enzymes is simulated by turing machines acting as molecular automata or computers. Slightly more liberal criteria for what constitutes genuine selfreproduction are introduced, and a simple selfreproducing. Springer nature is making sarscov2 and covid19 research free. The conclusion is drawn that although the capacity for universal construction is a sufficient condition for selfreproduction, it is not a necessary condition. Universal construction on selftimed cellular automata springerlink. Some provide more intuitions and examples to their own main results. Langton, among others, we introduce the first examples of asynchronous selfreproduction in cellular automata. Universal computation in simple onedimensional cellular automata. Selfreproduction in cellular automata sciencedirect.