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Is cellular automata a Turing machine?
Universality in cellular automata theory is a central problem studied and developed from their origins by John von Neumann. Three particular Turing machines are converted in three universal one-dimensional cellular automata, they are: binary sum, rule 110 and a universal reversible Turing machine.
Is cellular automata Turing-complete?
A cellular automaton is Turing-complete if it can implement any Turing machine (or, equivalently, implement a universal Turing machine.) The usual method to demonstrate is the same as with programming languages: explicitly create a Turing machine, or some other construction already shown to be equivalent.
What is meant by a cellular automaton?
A cellular automaton is a collection of “colored” cells on a grid of specified shape that evolves through a number of discrete time steps according to a set of rules based on the states of neighboring cells. The rules are then applied iteratively for as many time steps as desired.
What is cellular automata in architecture?
Cellular automata (CA) are discrete models of space and time and typically involve interactions of cells across homogeneous lattice grids. Cells can take on a given finite number of cell states, which can change according to simple rules each cell executes in relation to its cell neighborhood [22].
Why is Rule 110 Turing-complete?
A cyclic tag system can be used to simulate a universal Turing machine. Thus a cyclic tag system is Turing-complete. Since Rule 110 can simulate a cyclic tag system, it too is Turing-complete.
What is universal cellular?
A universal cellular automaton is a cellular automaton which, like a Turing machine, exhibits universality. von Neumann proved that an automaton consisting of cells with four orthogonal neighbors and 29 possible states would be capable of simulating a Turing machine for some configuration of about.
What can cellular automata be used for?
Cellular automata can be used directly to create visual or acoustic multimedia content, to generate random numbers for cryptography or other purposes, and possibly to build parallel computers. The chief use for cellular automata, however, is to model physical and biological systems.
Are cellular automata reversible?
A reversible cellular automaton is a cellular automaton in which every configuration has a unique predecessor. Quantum cellular automata, one way of performing computations using the principles of quantum mechanics, are often required to be reversible.