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Two of the most striking features of nature are the ability of these systems to evolve and reproduce. The model of this chapter presents one of the most basic representations of this process—so-called cellular automata. We build on the spatial models of previous chapters and extend them to explore a series of intricate dynamics that may be generated from them.
What I need is the dandelion in the spring. The bright yellow that means rebirth instead of destruction. The promise that life can go on, no matter how bad our losses. That it can be good again.
(Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay)
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Hannon, B., Ruth, M. (2014). Game of Life. In: Modeling Dynamic Biological Systems. Modeling Dynamic Systems. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05615-9_43
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