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<p>Created page with &quot;A &#039;&#039;&#039;block cellular automaton&#039;&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;&#039;partitioning cellular automaton&#039;&#039;&#039; is a special kind of <a href="/index.php/Cellular_automaton" title="Cellular automaton">cellular automaton</a> in which the lattice of cells is divided into non-overlap...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>A '''block cellular automaton''' or '''partitioning cellular automaton''' is a special kind of [[cellular automaton]] in which the lattice of cells is divided into non-overlapping blocks (with different partitions at different time steps) and the transition rule is applied to a whole block at a time rather than a single cell.<br /> <br /> Block cellular automata are useful for simulations of physical quantities, because it is straightforward to choose transition rules that obey physical constraints such as reversibility and conservation laws.<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Toothpick sequence]] - a [[fractal]] pattern that can be emulated by cellular automata with the Margolus neighborhood<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> <br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_cellular_automaton Block cellular automaton] @ Wikipedia<br /> <br /> [[Category:Cellular automata]]<br /> [[Category:Mathematics]]</div>

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