Complex Systems

Evolutionary Search for Cellular Automata Logic Gates with Collision-Based Computing Download PDF

Emmanuel Sapin

Larry Bull
Faculty of Computing, Engineering, and Mathematical Sciences,
University of the West of England,
Bristol, BS16 1QY, UK

Abstract

We aim to search for cellular automata candidates using an automatic system for the demonstration of collision-based universality. Some of these candidates are able to simulate Turing machines in their space-time dynamics using gliders and glider guns.

In this paper, we present an evolutionary algorithm that searches for the simulation of a logic gate by cellular automata. Different parameters are tried and other search techniques are also presented to provide a benchmark.

Results show how a large number of simulations of logic gates were found.
https://doi.org/10.25088/ComplexSystems.17.4.321