Descriptive Complexity of Sensitivity of Cellular Automata

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Main Authors: Favereau, Tom, Salo, Ville
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author Favereau, Tom
Salo, Ville
author_facet Favereau, Tom
Salo, Ville
contents We study the computational complexity of determining whether a cellular automaton is sensitive to initial conditions. We show that this problem is $Π^0_2$-complete in dimension 1 and $Σ^0_3$-complete in dimension 2 and higher. This solves a question posed by Sablik and Theyssier.
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spellingShingle Descriptive Complexity of Sensitivity of Cellular Automata
Favereau, Tom
Salo, Ville
Dynamical Systems
Computational Complexity
Logic
37B15 (Primary), 68Q80 (Secondary)
We study the computational complexity of determining whether a cellular automaton is sensitive to initial conditions. We show that this problem is $Π^0_2$-complete in dimension 1 and $Σ^0_3$-complete in dimension 2 and higher. This solves a question posed by Sablik and Theyssier.
title Descriptive Complexity of Sensitivity of Cellular Automata
topic Dynamical Systems
Computational Complexity
Logic
37B15 (Primary), 68Q80 (Secondary)
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.05012