Self-reproduction in three-dimensional reversible cellular space.
Due to inevitable power dissipation, it is said that nano-scaled computing devices should perform their computing processes in a reversible manner. This will be a large problem in constructing three-dimensional nano-scaled functional objects. Reversible cellular automata (RCA) are used for modeling physical phenomena such as power dissipation, by studying the dissipation of garbage signals. We construct a three-dimensional self-inspective self-reproducing reversible cellular automaton by extending the two-dimensional version SR(8). It can self-reproduce various patterns in three-dimensional reversible cellular space without dissipating garbage signals.
Imai
Katsunobu
K
Hiroshima University, Faculty of Engineering, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8527 Japan. imai.morita@iec.hiroshima-u.ac.jp
Hori
Takahiro
T
Morita
Kenichi
K
D002450:Cell Communication; D003198:Computer Simulation; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*