The effect of small changes in initial conditions in the rule 110 class 4 cellular automaton. The changes spread only when they are in effect carried by localized structures that propagates across the system.
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The effect of small changes in initial conditions in the rule 110 class 4 cellular automaton. The changes spread only when they are in effect carried by localized structures that propagates across the system.
From Stephen Wolfram: A New Kind of Science [citation]