Reversibility, balance and expansivity of non-uniform cellular automata

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Main Author: Paturi, Katariina
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contents Non-uniform cellular automata (NUCA) are an extension of cellular automata (CA), which transform cells according to multiple different local rules. A NUCA is defined by a configuration of local rules called a local rule distribution. We examine what properties of uniform CA can be recovered by restricting the rule distribution to be (uniformly) recurrent, focusing on only 1D NUCA. We show that a bijective NUCA with a uniformly recurrent rule distribution is reversible. We also show that if a NUCA is surjective and has a recurrent rule distribution, or if it is bijective, then it is balanced. We present an example of a NUCA which has a non-empty and non-residual set of equicontinuity points, and one which is not sensitive but has no equicontinuity points. Finally, we show that (positively) expansive NUCA are sensitive.
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spellingShingle Reversibility, balance and expansivity of non-uniform cellular automata
Paturi, Katariina
Dynamical Systems
Non-uniform cellular automata (NUCA) are an extension of cellular automata (CA), which transform cells according to multiple different local rules. A NUCA is defined by a configuration of local rules called a local rule distribution. We examine what properties of uniform CA can be recovered by restricting the rule distribution to be (uniformly) recurrent, focusing on only 1D NUCA. We show that a bijective NUCA with a uniformly recurrent rule distribution is reversible. We also show that if a NUCA is surjective and has a recurrent rule distribution, or if it is bijective, then it is balanced. We present an example of a NUCA which has a non-empty and non-residual set of equicontinuity points, and one which is not sensitive but has no equicontinuity points. Finally, we show that (positively) expansive NUCA are sensitive.
title Reversibility, balance and expansivity of non-uniform cellular automata
topic Dynamical Systems
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.06896