Theory of Computation -- Computation by Abstracts Devices.

Recently, cellular automata machines with the size, speed, and flexibility for general experimentation at a moderate cost have become available to the scientifi

This book contains the courses given at the Fifth School on Complex Systems held at Santiago, Chile, from 9th .to 13th December 1996. At this school met researc

It is with great pleasure that I present this fourth vol ume in the series "Advanced Applications in Pattern Recognition." It would be difficult to find two aut

The thirty four contributions in this book cover many aspects of contemporary studies on cellular automata and include reviews, research reports, and guides to