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Main Authors: Natal, Joseph, Al-saadi, Oleksiy
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.07065
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  • Computing the configuration of any one-dimensional cellular automaton at generation $n$ can be accelerated by constructing and running a composite rule with a radius proportional to $\log n$. The new automaton is the original one, but with its local rule function composed with itself. Consequently, the asymptotic time complexity to compute the configuration of generation $n$ is reduced from $O(n^2)$-time to $O(n^2 / \log n)$, but with $O(n^2/(\log n)^3)$-space, demonstrating a time-memory tradeoff. Experimental results are given in the case of Rule 30.