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RSA cryptography, 1086, 1090
Rucker, Rudy v. B. (USA, 1946- )
     and 2D Turing machines, 930
     in Preface, xiii
Rugs
     and 2D cellular automata, 929
Rule
     basic examples of, 854
Rule 0
     block emulation of, 702
     as having simple behavior, 57
     with random initial conditions, 224
Rule 1
     as first rule with period 2, 1186
Rule 2
     as having simple behavior, 57
Rule 3
     half-speed growth in, 57
Rule 4
     attractor for, 275
     as first rule with period 1, 1186
     as having simple behavior, 57
     as not universal, 694
     with random initial conditions, 225
     as statistical test, 597
Rule 7
     conserved quantities in, 1022
     as having simple behavior, 57
Rule 12
     conserved quantities in, 1022
Rule 14
     as not universal, 695
Rule 15
     block emulation of, 702
     as reversible system, 436
Rule 18
     nested domains in, 360
     repetitive behavior in, 954
     spacetime entropy for, 960
     temporal sequences in, 960
Rule 22
     algebraic form for, 947
     attractor network sizes in, 958
     block emulations in, 702
     density in, 947, 951
     evolution of density in, 265
     and Game of Life, 965
     initial conditions giving randomness in, 951
     Lyapunov exponent in, 949
     nested pattern from, 58
     nesting and randomness in, 263
     probabilistic estimates in, 953
     with random initial conditions, 227
     sensitive dependence in, 251
     sources of randomness compared in, 262
     spacetime entropy for, 960
Rule 30
     adjacent columns in, 1087
     algebraic form for, 869
     as algorithm from search, 1193
     as analogy for quantum measurement, 1063
     asymmetry of, 29
     attractors in, 280
     averaging of pattern from, 353
     backtracking tree for, 1089
     block frequencies in center column of, 594
     blocks in pattern from, 569, 725, 871, 1127
     Boolean form for, 616, 869
     center column of, 871
     compression of pattern from, 562
     and computational irreducibility, 745
     conserved quantities in, 1022
     cryptography with, 603, 1087
     density in, 947, 953
     diagonal stripes in, 871
     directional reversibility in, 1017
     directional sampling in, 1087
     effect of perturbations in, 325
     efficient implementation of center column, 871
     emulated by mobile automaton, 664
     emulated by substitution system, 666
     emulated by symbolic system, 668
     emulated by tag system, 667
     emulated by Turing machine, 665
     emulated by universal CA, 647
     emulated by WireWorld, 1117
     emulating logical functions, 704
     emulating rule for rule 90, 703
     encoded as integer equation, 1160
     on endpapers of book, 851
     as example of art hard to recognize, 874
     examples from CellularAutomaton, 868
     and extraterrestrial signals, 836
     finite-size behavior of, 259, 963, 1088
     as generator of hash codes, 1100
     history of, 112, 880, 882
     initial condition sequence for, 324
     intrinsic randomness generation in, 315
     inversion of, 1087, 1147
     localized structures in, 700
     Lyapunov exponent in, 949
     mapping for, 870
     mixing of initial conditions in, 976
     as not showing purpose, 830
     and NP completeness, 770, 1090
     numbers of cells in picture of, 874
     one-sided additivity of, 604
     and P completeness, 1149
     pattern forced by constraints, 221
     patterns on repetitive backgrounds, 700
     periods in limited regions, 260, 951
     as practical randomness generator, 975
     predecessors in, 1087, 1147
     probabilistic density estimates in, 953
     probabilistic version of, 976
     PSPACE completeness of periods in, 1147
     purpose of, 1185
     and Random, 317
     with random initial conditions, 227
     and randomness tests, 1085
     reactions of scientists to, 872
     repetition of columns in, 1087
     repetitive behavior in, 267, 954
     sensitive dependence in, 251
     with shift-register boundary conditions, 1088
     sideways evolution of, 604
     simple behavior in, 266
     from single cell, 27, 59
     sizes of BDDs for, 1097
     slow growth in, 1118
     sources of randomness in, 261
     spectrum of, 1082
     square root of, 956
     state transition graph for, 963
     as surjective CA, 959
     technological applications of, 843
     temporal sequences in, 960
     tiling based on, 943
     tiling generating pattern of, 221
     triangles in pattern of, 871
     universality of, 734
Rule 32
     entropy in, 958
Rule 37R
     as candidate for universality, 692
     localized structures in, 440
     period of cycles in, 1022
     properties of, 1018
     radiation from, 456
     repetition period for, 457
     as violating Second Law, 453
Rule 41
     block emulations in, 702
     localized structures in, 1118
     spectrum of, 1082
Rule 45
     with alternating steps reversed, 885
     block emulations in, 702
     cryptography with, 1087
     finite-size behavior of, 963, 1088
     in limited regions, 260, 951
     localized structures in, 701
     Lyapunov exponent in, 949, 1088
     nesting in, 701
     periods in limited regions, 260
     properties of pattern, 885
     as randomness generator, 976
     repetitive behavior in, 954
     from single cell, 59
     state transition graph for, 963
     as surjective CA, 959
     temporal sequences in, 960
Rule 48
     block emulation of, 702
Rule 50
     block emulation of, 702
     generating repetitive pattern, 57
     repetitive behavior in, 954
     repetitive domains in, 356
Rule 51
     block emulation of, 702
     as complement rule, 883
     as not universal, 694
     as reversible system, 435
Rule 54
     block emulations in, 702, 1118
     as candidate for universality, 696
     enumeration of initial conditions for, 697
     excluded blocks in, 958
     localized structures in, 696
     from random initial conditions, 696
     repetitive domains in, 356
     spacetime entropy for, 960
     spectrum of, 1082
Rule 56
     conserved quantities in, 1022
Rule 57
     as first rule with period 3, 1186
     as statistical test, 597
Rule 60
     algebraic analysis of, 951
     and computational reducibility, 744
     and cryptography, 600
     as difference table generator, 1091
     emulated by TMs, 1119
     finite-size behavior of, 963
     firing squad problem and, 1035
     formula for pattern from, 608
     generating function for, 1091
     from iterated bitwise operations, 906
     with math functions as initial conditions, 1091
     methods for generating pattern from, 931
     with nested initial conditions, 1091
     nested pattern from, 58
     pattern forced by constraints, 220
     pattern generated by substitution system, 187
     periods in limited regions, 951
     reachable states in, 963
     related to TM 596440, 1120
     sequential analog of, 1034
     and shift registers, 974
     and similarity of rules to rule 110, 872
     sounds from, 1080
     state transition graph for, 963
     as statistical test, 597
     temporal sequences in, 960
     tiling generating pattern of, 220
     see also Additive cellular automata
     see also Rule 90
     see also Sierpinski pattern
Rule 62
     enumerating multiples of 3, 641
     as not universal, 695
     repetitive domains in, 356
Rule 67R
     irregular growth in, 1018
     pattern produced by, 438
Rule 73
     with alternating steps reversed, 885
     as candidate for universality, 699
     conserved quantities in, 1022
     density oscillations in, 954
     information transmission in, 699
     localized structures in, 700
     properties of pattern, 885
     from random initial conditions, 699
     from single cell, 59
     unbounded growth in, 700, 1118
     walls in, 699
Rule 85
     as reversible system, 436
Rule 86
     sizes of BDDs for, 1097
Rule 90
     as additive rule, 952
     algebraic analysis of, 951
     attractors in, 280
     backtracking tree for, 1089
     block emulation of, 702
     blocking transformations in, 270
     Boolean form for, 869
     Boolean function for, 616
     compression of pattern from, 562
     conserved quantities in, 1022
     in Cosmati mosaics, 873
     density in, 953
     directional reversibility in, 1017
     effect of perturbations in, 325
     emulated by mobile automaton, 664
     emulated by rule 45, 701
     emulated by rule 126, 269
     emulated by substitution system, 666
     emulated by symbolic system, 668
     emulated by tag system, 667
     emulated by Turing machine, 665
     emulated by universal CA, 646
     emulated by WireWorld, 1117
     emulation of by itself, 270
     evolution of density in, 265
     finite automaton for pattern in, 609
     finite-size behavior of, 259, 963
     formula for pattern in, 610
     fractal dimension of pattern, 870
     fractal pattern in, 25, 270
     generating function for, 1091
     history of in my work, 880
     and linear feedback shift registers, 877
     mapping for, 870
     nested initial conditions for, 956
     nested pattern in, 25, 270
     network in pattern of, 197
     as not universal, 695
     as origin of nested patterns, 358
     origin of self-similarity in, 270
     periods in limited regions, 260
     probabilistic density estimates in, 953
     probabilistic version of, 976
     random initial conditions for, 265
     repetitive behavior in, 954
     rule for emulated by rule 30, 703
     sequential analog of, 1034
     sizes of BDDs for, 1097
     sources of randomness in, 264
     spacetime entropy for, 960
     state transition graph for, 963
     striped patterns in, 870
     substitution system for pattern in, 609
     as surjective CA, 959
     technological applications of, 843
     temporal sequences in, 960
     two-dimensional analog of, 1092
     vs. Ulam systems, 929
     see also Additive cellular automata
     see also Rule 60
     see also Sierpinski pattern
Rule 90R
     nesting in, 1018
     pattern produced by, 438
     and reversible behavior, 452
     and spacetime symmetry, 485
Rule 94
     block emulations in, 702
     compression of pattern from, 562
     and difficulty in deducing rules from behavior, 467
     as generating even numbers, 641
     nesting and randomness in, 951
Rule 102
     and rule 110, 872
Rule 103
     half-speed growth in, 57
     as rule with simple behavior, 57
Rule 105
     Boolean formula for iterations of, 1096
     nested pattern in, 58
Rule 107
     Nand expression for, 1097
Rule 108
     attractors in, 278, 958
     as not universal, 694
     with random initial conditions, 225
Rule 109
     generating repetitive pattern, 57
Rule 110
     algebraic form for, 869
     annihilation of structures in, 359
     approximate nesting in, 359
     attractors in, 279, 958
     axiom system for, 1168
     background in, 291, 964
     block emulations in, 702
     Boolean form for, 869
     character of universality proof of, 1156
     collisions of structures in, 294
     and computational irreducibility, 746
     conserved quantities in, 964, 1022
     constructions in, 681
     in cover image, 851
     density with random initial conditions, 947
     domains in, 356
     emulated by combinators, 713
     emulated by integer equation, 785, 1161
     emulated by TM, 707, 1119
     emulated by WireWorld, 1117
     and extraterrestrials, 839
     finite-size behavior of, 963
     in limited regions, 260, 1088
     mapping for, 870
     my first work on, 881
     and P completeness, 1149
     periods in limited regions, 260
     persistent structures in, 292, 964
     phases of background in, 990
     and Principle of Computational Equivalence, 718
     from random initial conditions, 229, 290, 677
     reactions of scientists to, 872
     regular expression for, 957
     repetitive behavior in, 954
     as showing purpose, 830
     and similarity of rules to rule 60, 872
     from single cell, 32-39
     sizes of BDDs for, 1097
     spectrum of, 1082
     state transition graph for, 963
     and technology, 841
     typical behavior of, 676
     universality of, 675-691
     and word problem for groups, 1141
Rule 121
     Nand expression for, 1097
Rule 122R
     different initial conditions in, 451
     as example of thermodynamic behavior, 442
Rule 123
     as rule with simple behavior, 57
Rule 124
     as variant of rule 110, 693
Rule 126
     algebraic form for, 947
     attractors in, 279, 958
     blocks in evolution of, 278
     density evolution in, 953
     density with random initial conditions, 947
     emulating rule 90, 269
     entropy of, 958
     excluded blocks in, 958
     Lyapunov exponent in, 949
     with random initial conditions, 226
     regular expression for, 957
     repetitive behavior in, 267
     sensitive dependence in, 251
     spectrum of, 1082
Rule 127
     as rule with simple behavior, 57
Rule 128
     attractors in, 277, 958
     block emulation of, 702
     as rule with simple behavior, 57
Rule 129
     enumerating powers of 2, 641
     nested pattern in, 58
Rule 132
     attractors in, 278, 958
     computing parity with, 638
     finite-size behavior of, 962
     and regular languages, 1109
     state transition graph for, 962
Rule 136
     block emulation of, 702
Rule 137
     as variant of rule 110, 693
Rule 144
     computations done by, 1109
Rule 146
     block emulation of, 702
     invariant states in, 348
Rule 148
     block emulation of, 702
Rule 150
     as additive rule, 952
     blocking transformations in, 271
     conserved quantities in, 1023
     density with random initial conditions, 947
     finite automaton for pattern in, 609
     formula for iterations of, 1096
     formula for pattern in, 610
     generating function for, 1091
     local conservation laws in, 1023
     nested pattern in, 58, 271
     as not universal, 695
     as origin of nested patterns, 358
     origin of nesting in, 271
     properties of pattern from, 885
     with random initial conditions, 227
     represented by Nands, 1096
     as rule for code 976 interface, 980
     spacetime entropy for, 960
     substitution system for pattern in, 609
     as surjective CA, 959
     two-dimensional analog of, 1092
     see also Additive cellular automata
Rule 150R
     fractal dimension of, 1018
     generating function for, 1018
     nested pattern in, 439
     and spacetime symmetry, 485
Rule 152
     computations done by, 1109
Rule 154R
     pattern produced by, 439
     properties of, 1018
Rule 160
     attractors in, 278, 958
     with random initial conditions, 224
Rule 170
     block emulation of, 702
     conservation of density in, 458
     finite-size behavior of, 963
     local conservation laws in, 1023
     mapping for, 870
     as reversible system, 436
     as shift rule, 883
     state transition graph for, 963
     see also Shift map
Rule 172
     conserved quantities in, 1022
Rule 173R
     nesting in, 1018
     pattern produced by, 438
Rule 176
     block emulation of, 702
Rule 182
     algebraic form for, 947
     density with random initial conditions, 947
     with random initial conditions, 227
Rule 184
     attractors in, 278, 958
     and block emulations, 702
     blocking transformations in, 271
     computation done by, 1109
     conservation of density in, 458
     and context-free languages, 1109
     local conservation laws in, 1023
     nested initial conditions for, 272
     nested patterns in, 272, 359
     and nesting in phase transitions, 989
     as not universal, 695
     phase transition in, 338
     and sandpile models, 990
     as statistical test, 597
Rule 188
     and computational reducibility, 744
Rule 190
     enumerating multiples of 4, 641
Rule 192
     block emulation of, 702
Rule 193
     as variant of rule 110, 693
Rule 204
     block emulation of, 702
     conservation of density in, 458
     as identity rule, 883
     as reversible system, 436
Rule 214R
     randomness in, 439
     symmetry between past and future in, 437
Rule 218
     different behavior in, 952
     with random initial conditions, 225
Rule 225
     as analog of fluid turbulence, 382
     nested pattern in, 58
     nesting and randomness in, 951
     properties of pattern from, 885
Rule 232
     with random initial conditions, 225
     spectrum of, 1082
Rule 236
     density evolution in, 953
Rule 238
     block emulation of, 702
Rule 240
     block emulation of, 702
     as reversible system, 436
     as shift rule, 883
Rule 250
     algebraic form for, 869
     backtracking tree for, 1089
     Boolean form for, 869
     mapping for, 870
     as not universal, 694
     Or additivity of, 952
     as producing checkerboard, 25
     with random initial conditions, 224
Rule 254
     algebraic form for, 869
     backtracking tree for, 1089
     as basic example of CA, 24
     Boolean form for, 616, 869
     emulated by universal CA, 645
     finite-size behavior of, 962
     as having a purpose, 831
     invariant states in, 348
     as irreversible system, 435
     mapping for, 870
     Nand expression for, 1097
     with random initial conditions, 224
     sizes of BDDs for, 1097
     state transition graph for, 962
Rule 255
     attractor for, 275
     as rule with simple behavior, 57
Rule equivalences, 883
Rule numbers
     for general cellular automata, 927
     for operator systems, 1170
     for Turing machines, 888
Ruler-and-compass constructions, 1129, 1137
Rules
     and axioms, 1150
     for cellular automata, 24
     elementary
         see Elementary cellular automata
     growth totalistic, 928
     history of concept of, 874
     in Mathematica, 627, 854, 1103
     parameter space of, 948
     totalistic, 60
     see also Programs
Rules of inference
     and structure of proofs, 1155
Run-length encoding, 560
     in faxes, 1070
     implementation of, 1070
     iterated, 905
     as number representation, 914
     two-dimensional, 1072
Run length test, 1085
Run lengths
     patterns from, 1091
     and Ramsey theory, 1068
     and statistical analysis, 595
Run tests
     for linear congruential generators, 974
Running times
     of FactorInteger, 1090
     of Turing machines, 761
     see also Computational complexity theory
Runoff
     and landscape structure, 1001
Runs up test, 1085
Russell, Bertrand A. W. (England, 1872-1970)
     and axioms for logic, 1151
     and character of math, 1176
     and foundations of math, 1149
     and paradoxes in set theory, 1154
     and Principia Mathematica, 894
     and theory of types, 898
Russell, John Scott (Scotland, 1808-1882)
     and solitons, 899
Russell's paradox
     in set theory, 1154
Russian peasant method
     for computing powers, 1093
Russian work on cellular automata, 877
Rutherford, Ernest (New Zealand/Canada, 1871-1937)
     and atomic nuclei, 1044
Rytin, Maxim (Russia, 1975- )
     and concatenation sequences, 913