Cellular Automata

A simple model capable of complex behavior, a cellular automaton is a computational system where many identical cells on a lattice update their color according to a local and constant rule of evolution. Cellular automata have been shown to exhibit diverse behaviors, including chaos and complexity. Wolfram|Alpha can help you investigate any of trillions of rules or an entire rule space; compute transition diagrams, Boolean forms and algebraic forms; and visualize the evolution of these rules from simple and random initial conditions.