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Cellular Automata Rules Model
written by Wolfgang Christian
The EJS Cellular Automata Rules Model shows a spatial lattice which can have any one of a finite number of states and which are updated synchronously in discrete time steps according to a local (nearby neighbor) rule.  You can change the lattice size, pick different rules (0 to 255 as classified by Stephen Wolfram), and choose different initial starting conditions (toggle a cell on and off by clicking on a lattice site). You can modify this simulation if you have Ejs installed by right-clicking within the plot and selecting "Open Ejs Model" from the pop-up menu item.

The Cellular Automata Rules model was created using the Easy Java Simulations (Ejs) modeling tool.  It is distributed as a ready-to-run (compiled) Java archive.  Double clicking the ejs_ms_explicit_Automata1DRules.jar file will run the program if Java is installed.  Ejs is a part of the Open Source Physics Project and is designed to make it easier to access, modify, and generate computer models.  Additional Ejs models are available.  They can be found by searching ComPADRE for Open Source Physics, OSP, or Ejs.

Please note that this resource requires at least version 1.5 of Java (JRE).
1 source code document is available
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General Physics
- Computational Physics
Other Sciences
- Computer Science
- Mathematics
Thermo & Stat Mech
- Statistical Physics
= Cellular Automata
- Upper Undergraduate
- Lower Undergraduate
- Instructional Material
= Activity
= Interactive Simulation
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This material is released under a GNU General Public License Version 3 license. Additional information is available.
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Wolfgang Christian
Keywords:
Ejs, OSP, cellular automaton
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Metadata instance created January 15, 2009 by Anne Cox
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June 2, 2014 by Andreu Glasmann
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Christian, W. (2009). Cellular Automata Rules Model (Version 1.0) [Computer software]. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8472&DocID=933
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Christian, Wolfgang. "Cellular Automata Rules Model." Version 1.0. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8472&DocID=933 (accessed 10 November 2024).
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Christian, Wolfgang. Cellular Automata Rules Model. Vers. 1.0. Computer software. 2009. Java (JRE) 1.5. 10 Nov. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8472&DocID=933>.
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