
An elementary monodimensional binary cellular automaton -106- with random white starting points -on the bottom line- [Un automate cellulaire binaire monodimensionnel élémentaire -106- avec des points aléatoires de départ blancs -sur la ligne du bas-].
BBB = W
BBW = B
BWB = B
BWW = W
WBB = B
WBW = W
WWB = B
WWW = W
with, for example, "BWW = W" meaning:
if ((CELL(x-1,t)==Black)&&(CELL(x,t)==White)&&(CELL(x+1,t)==White)) then CELL(x,t+1)=WhiteThis cellular automaton is called 106. As a matter of fact, when concatenating the right-hand sides of the preceding rules one obtains:
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WBBWBWBW = 10010101 = 01101010
and the binary number 01010110 equals the decimal number 106 (for 106=64+32+8+2).
It can be displayed as the following cubes:
WWB=B---------------WWW=W B-------------------W
/. /| /. /|
/ . / | / . / |
/ . / | / . / |
/ . / | / . / |
/ . / | / . / |
WBB=B---------------WBW=W | B-------------------W |
| . | | | . | |
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| BWB=B...........|...BWW=W | B.............|.....W
| . | / | . | /
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^ | . | / | . | /
Y | Z | . | / | . | /
| / |. |/ |. |/
|/ BBB=W---------------BBW=B W-------------------B
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the 'X', 'Y' and 'Z' axes being respectively the 'Right', 'Left' and 'Current' axes.
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