An exhaustive experimental study of synchronization by forcing on elementary cellular automata

We study a way of coupling two configurations of the same cellular automaton rule for all elementary cellular automata (ECA). We experimentally show that there are only two possible behaviors: either synchronization for all coupling strength, or a phase transition. This transition is shown to belong to the directed percolation universality class, even for a non chaotic rule and for rules with particles.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2008
• Where: JAC
• Authors: Jean-Baptiste Rouquier
• Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, Cellular Automaton Rule, Elementary Cellular Automata, JAC 2008, Non Chaotic Rule