Cellular automata CA are discrete dynamical systems consist of a regular finite grid of cell; each cell encapsulating an equal portion of the state, and arranged spatially in a regular fashion to form an n-dimensional lattice. A cellular automata is like computers, data represented by initial configurations which is processed by time evolution to produce output. This paper is an empirical study of elementary cellular automata which includes concepts of rule equivalence, evolution of cellular automata and classification of cellular automata. In addition, explanation of behaviour of cellular automata is revealed through example.

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元胞自动机

元胞自动机CA是离散的动力系统，由规则的有限单元格网格组成；每个单元封装状态的相等部分，并以规则的方式在空间上排列以形成n维晶格。蜂窝自动机就像计算机一样，由初始配置表示的数据通过时间演变进行处理以产生输出。本文是对基本细胞自动机的实证研究，其中包括规则等价，细胞自动机的发展以及细胞自动机的分类的概念。另外，通过示例揭示了细胞自动机行为的解释。