An elementary monodimensional binary cellular automaton -184- with 1 white starting point -bottom middle- [Un automate cellulaire binaire monodimensionnel élémentaire -184- avec 1 point de départ blanc -en bas et au milieu-].
An elementary monodimensional binary cellular automaton -184- with 1 white starting point -bottom middle- [Un automate cellulaire binaire monodimensionnel élémentaire -184- avec 1 point de départ blanc -en bas et au milieu-].
BBB = B
BBW = W
BWB = B
BWW = B
WBB = B
WBW = W
WWB = W
WWW = W
with, for example, "BWW = B" meaning:
if ((CELL(x-1,t)==Black)&&(CELL(x,t)==White)&&(CELL(x+1,t)==White)) then CELL(x,t+1)=BlackThis cellular automaton is called 184. As a matter of fact, when concatenating the right-hand sides of the preceding rules one obtains:
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BWBBBWWW = 01000111 = 10111000
and the binary number 10111000 equals the decimal number 184 (for 184=128+32+16+8).
It can be displayed as the following cubes:
WWB=W---------------WWW=W W-------------------W
/. /| /. /|
/ . / | / . / |
/ . / | / . / |
/ . / | / . / |
/ . / | / . / |
WBB=B---------------WBW=W | B-------------------W |
| . | | | . | |
| . | | | . | |
| . | | | . | |
| BWB=B...........|...BWW=B | B.............|.....B
| . | / | . | /
| . | / | . | /
^ | . | / | . | /
Y | Z | . | / | . | /
| / |. |/ |. |/
|/ BBB=B---------------BBW=W B-------------------W
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the 'X', 'Y' and 'Z' axes being respectively the 'Right', 'Left' and 'Current' axes.
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