Mathematical Sciences: Cellular Automata as a Means of Investigating Interacting Particle Systems

首席研究员将研究一类被称为循环细胞自动机的细胞自动机。这些都是确定性模型，与相互作用的粒子系统中的随机模型有质的相似之处。后者作为物理学家和生物学家感兴趣的模型出现。这项研究的一个新的方面是，它在实验中使用计算机来提出适当的问题，以便进一步研究和理解。

The principal investigator will be studying a certain class of cellular automata known as cyclic cellular automata. These are deterministic models which have qualitative similarities with their stochastic counterpart in interacting particle systems. The later arise as models of interest to physicists and biologists. One novel aspect of this study is its experimental use of the computer to suggest appropriate questions for further study and understanding.