Density Mapping of Elementary Cellular Automata

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Given an initial condition sequence with density
, this Demonstration measures density
of the last
steps of the elementary cellular automata rule
. The abscissa is the input and the ordinate is the output density. A typical evolution of the corresponding rule is shown to the right of the density map.
Contributed by: Rajat Mani Thomas and Taliesin Beynon (November 2011)
Open content licensed under CC BY-NC-SA
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Consider the identity rule , 204. The density map is a 45 degree line, indicating that the density is preserved—which is a property of the identity rule, as well as the left and right shift rules (rules 170 and 240, respectively).
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