Symmetry pattern transition in cellular automata with complex behavior

Juan R. Sánchez and Ricardo López-Ruiz

Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, 2008, vol. 37, issue 3, 638-642

Abstract: A transition from asymmetric to symmetric patterns in time-dependent extended systems is described. It is shown that one dimensional cellular automata, started from fully random initial conditions, can be forced to evolve into complex symmetrical patterns by stochastically coupling a proportion p of pairs of sites located at equal distance from the center of the lattice. A nontrivial critical value of p must be surpassed in order to obtain symmetrical patterns during the evolution. This strategy is able to classify the cellular automata rules – with complex behavior – between those that support time-dependent symmetric patterns and those which do not support such kind of patterns.

Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chaos.2006.09.052

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