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Topological Dynamics of Cellular Automata

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Acknowledgments

I thank Marcus Pivato and Mathieu Sablik for careful reading of the paper and many valuable suggestions. The research was partially supported by the Research Program CTS MSM 0021620845.

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  1. Département d’Informatique, Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France

    Petr Kůrka

  2. Center for Theoretical Study, Academy of Sciences and Charles University, Prague, Czechia

    Petr Kůrka

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Kůrka, P. (2009). Topological Dynamics of Cellular Automata. In: Adamatzky, A. (eds) Cellular Automata. Encyclopedia of Complexity and Systems Science Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-8700-9_556

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