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A283508 Binary representation of the x-axis, from the origin to the right edge, of the n-th stage of growth of the two-dimensional cellular automaton defined by "Rule 643", based on the 5-celled von Neumann neighborhood.

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 10, 101, 1011, 10111, 101111, 1011111, 10111111, 101111111, 1011111111, 10111111111, 101111111111, 1011111111111, 10111111111111, 101111111111111, 1011111111111111, 10111111111111111, 101111111111111111, 1011111111111111111, 10111111111111111111
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Author

Robert Price, Mar 09 2017

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Comments

Initialized with a single black (ON) cell at stage zero.
As far as the b-files reach (125 terms) this is the same as A267623. - R. J. Mathar, Mar 17 2017

References

  • S. Wolfram, A New Kind of Science, Wolfram Media, 2002; p. 170.

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Programs

  • Mathematica
    CAStep[rule_, a_] := Map[rule[[10 - #]] &, ListConvolve[{{0, 2, 0},{2, 1, 2}, {0, 2, 0}}, a, 2],{2}];
    code = 643; stages = 128;
    rule = IntegerDigits[code, 2, 10];
    g = 2 * stages + 1; (* Maximum size of grid *)
    a = PadLeft[{{1}}, {g, g}, 0,Floor[{g, g}/2]]; (* Initial ON cell on grid *)
    ca = a;
    ca = Table[ca = CAStep[rule, ca], {n, 1, stages + 1}];
    PrependTo[ca, a];
    (* Trim full grid to reflect growth by one cell at each stage *)
    k = (Length[ca[[1]]] + 1)/2;
    ca = Table[Table[Part[ca[[n]] [[j]],Range[k + 1 - n, k - 1 + n]], {j, k + 1 - n, k - 1 + n}], {n, 1, k}];
    Table[FromDigits[Part[ca[[i]] [[i]], Range[i, 2 * i - 1]], 10], {i, 1, stages - 1}]

Formula

Conjectures from Colin Barker, Mar 10 2017: (Start)
G.f.: (1 - x + x^2) / ((1 - x)*(1 - 10*x)).
a(n) = (91*10^n - 10) / 90 for n>0.
a(n) = 11*a(n-1) - 10*a(n-2) for n>2.
(End)
Equivalent conjecture: a(n) = A267623(n). - R. J. Mathar, Mar 17 2017