From: IN%"CYBSYS-L@BINGVMB.BITNET" "Cybernetics and Systems" 29-JUL-1990 22:08:14.24 To: "Peter H. Roosen-Runge" , RICHARD CLARK CC: Subj: Cellular Automata (was: Game of Life) Received: from JNET-DAEMON by YUSol; Sun, 29 Jul 90 22:08 EDT Received: From BINGVMB(MAILER) by YUSOL with Jnet id 7488 for CS100006@YUSOL; Sun, 29 Jul 90 22:08 EDT Received: by BINGVMB (Mailer R2.07) id 6696; Sun, 29 Jul 90 21:28:28 ECT Date: Sun, 29 Jul 90 21:23:22 EDT From: CYBSYS-L Moderator <@NEXUS:cybsys@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu> Subject: Cellular Automata (was: Game of Life) Sender: Cybernetics and Systems To: "Peter H. Roosen-Runge" , RICHARD CLARK Reply-to: Cybernetics and Systems Really-From: hiebeler@heretic.lanl.gov Newsgroups: sci.physics [ The following is a cross-post from the above newsgroups - Moderator ] Here's are a few references on cellular automata, followed by some specific refs for Conway's game of Life. I also have a brief list of CA simulators that are available. Send me a note if you'd like a copy of that list. Also, there is a newsgroup comp.theory.cell-automata, for discussion of any topics related to CA. === general CA references === Cellular automata literature The collection mentioned below is not intended to be a bibliography on cellular automata. Instead, it is a list a few of the books and journals that carry CA information. By getting a few of the books, or looking through some of the CA articles in the journals, you can consult the bibliographies there to find references to many specific CA articles. - The "Physica D" journal This is a journal specializing in nonlinear phenomena. Volume 10 (1984) held the proceedings of the 1983 CA conference held at Los Alamos. This volume is also available as a book, called "Cellular Automata", edited by Farmer et al. The proceedings of the '89 CA conference will be out sometime in late 1990. - "Cellular Automata Machines" by Tommaso Toffoli and Norman Margolus (MIT Press, 1987). This book is an excellent introduction to using CA for physical modeling. It uses the Forth language to describe the CA rules, which many people don't like, but it's still the best book around in my opinion. Something you should definitely read if you're at all interested in the physical applications of CA. This book is available for $32.50 (that includes postage within the US) from: Automatrix, Inc. P.O. Box 196 Rexford, NY 12148-0196 (add $3.00 overseas). Automatrix produces various CA products as well. - "Theory and Applications of Cellular Automata", edited by Stephen Wolfram (World Scientific, 1986). A collection of articles about just what the title says. It is more biased toward theory than the previous book, although there are still plenty of applications. This is also something to have on your shelf if you're interested in CA. - "Lattice Gas Methods for Partial Differential Equations", edited by Gary Doolen et al (Addison-Wesley, 1989) This is a collection of reprints and some new articles. Most of them are about lattice gas models, but there are some other applications as well. This is one of the books in the Santa Fe Institute's "Studies in the Sciences of Complexity" series. For information on this series, write to: Santa Fe Institute 1120 Canyon Road Santa Fe, NM 87501 USA - The "Complex Systems" journal. This carries many CA related articles. For information write to: Complex Systems Publications, Inc. P.O. Box 6149 Champaign, IL 61821-8149 USA === Life references === Berlekamp, Conway, and Guy, "Winning Ways for your Mathematical Plays, Vol. 2, (Academic Press, 1982). William Poundstone, "The Recursive Universe", (Contemporary Books, Inc. 1985). Martin Gardner's "Mathematical Games" column in Scientific American: October 1970; February, March, April, 1971; January 1972. Martin Gardner, "Wheels, Life and other Mathematical Amusements", (W.H. Freeman & Co., 1983) Wainwright, Robert T., editor Lifeline: A Quarterly Newsletter for Enthusiasts of John Conway's Game of Life, 1971-1973 issues may be obtained from: Lifeline 12 Longvue Ave New Rochelle, NY 10804 -- Dave Hiebeler | Internet: hiebeler@heretic.lanl.gov Complex Systems Group | Bitnet: userF3JL@rpitsmts MS B213, Theoretical Division | UUCP: crdgw1!automtrx!hiebeler Los Alamos National Laboratory / Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA