Repeated Addition and Doubling

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This Demonstration shows some simple examples of systems with simple rules of a limited size. These systems are displayed in order to illustrate that any system of a limited size that involves discrete elements and follows definite rules must exhibit periodicity.
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Contributed by: Abigail Nussey (March 2011)
Based on a program by: Andrew A. de Laix
Open content licensed under CC BY-NC-SA
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See Stephen Wolfram's A New Kind of Science, pp. 255–258.
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"Repeated Addition and Doubling"
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Published: March 7 2011