
In
cellular automata, a replicator is a pattern that produces copies of itself.
In the one-dimensional
Rule 90 cellular automaton, every pattern is a replicator. The same is true in the
life-like cellular automaton
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rule Replicator (B1357/S1357).
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Highlife (B36/S23) rule has a simple replicator.
On November 23, 2013, Dave Greene built the first replicator in
Conway's Game of Life (B3/S23).
References
External links
Cellular Automata: Replicators
Cellular automaton patterns
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