Apparent Entropy of Cellular Automata


B. Martin
Complex Systems, volume 12, issue 2, 2000.
 
Back to my home page ...
Back to my publication page ...
 
  • We introduce the notion of apparent entropy on cellular automata that points out how complex some configurations of the space-time diagram may appear to the human eye. We then study, theoretically, if possible, but mainly experimentally through natural examples, the relations between this notion, Wolfram's intuition, and almost everywhere sensitivity to initial conditions.

    •  
  • Keywords: Cellular Automaton, Entropy, Correlation.

    •  
    Download (gzipped postscript)
     
    @Article{marcs00,
             author = {B. Martin},
             title = {Apparent Entropy of Cellular Automata},
             journal = {Complex Systems},
             year = {2000}
             volume = {12}
             number = {2}
    }