
arXiv: 1011.5119
Cellular automata have been mainly studied on very regular graphs carrying the vertices (like lines or grids) and under synchronous dynamics (all vertices update simultaneously). In this paper, we study how the asynchronism and the graph act upon the dynamics of the classical Minority rule. Minority has been well-studied for synchronous updates and is thus a reasonable choice to begin with. Yet, beyond its apparent simplicity, this rule yields complex behaviors when asynchronism is introduced. We investigate the transitory part as well as the asymptotic behavior of the dynamics under full asynchronism (also called sequential: only one random vertex updates at each time step) for several types of graphs. Such a comparative study is a first step in understanding how the asynchronous dynamics is linked to the topology (the graph). Previous analyses on the grid [1,2] have observed that Minority seems to induce fast stabilization. We investigate here this property on arbitrary graphs using tools such as energy, particles and random walks. We show that the worst case convergence time is, in fact, strongly dependent on the topology. In particular, we observe that the case of trees is non trivial.
Cellular automata (computational aspects), FOS: Computer and information sciences, [MATH.MATH-PR] Mathematics [math]/Probability [math.PR], Discrete Mathematics (cs.DM), perturbation, FOS: Physical sciences, [NLIN.NLIN-CG] Nonlinear Sciences [physics]/Cellular Automata and Lattice Gases [nlin.CG], [INFO] Computer Science [cs], Theoretical Computer Science, [INFO.INFO-DC] Computer Science [cs]/Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing [cs.DC], Dynamical aspects of cellular automata, FOS: Mathematics, Mathematics - Combinatorics, [INFO]Computer Science [cs], minority, cellular automata, Cellular Automata and Lattice Gases (nlin.CG), Probability (math.PR), graph, [MATH.MATH-CO] Mathematics [math]/Combinatorics [math.CO], [INFO.INFO-DM] Computer Science [cs]/Discrete Mathematics [cs.DM], Computer Science - Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing, Graph theory (including graph drawing) in computer science, asynchronism, Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing (cs.DC), Combinatorics (math.CO), Nonlinear Sciences - Cellular Automata and Lattice Gases, Mathematics - Probability, Computer Science(all), Computer Science - Discrete Mathematics
Cellular automata (computational aspects), FOS: Computer and information sciences, [MATH.MATH-PR] Mathematics [math]/Probability [math.PR], Discrete Mathematics (cs.DM), perturbation, FOS: Physical sciences, [NLIN.NLIN-CG] Nonlinear Sciences [physics]/Cellular Automata and Lattice Gases [nlin.CG], [INFO] Computer Science [cs], Theoretical Computer Science, [INFO.INFO-DC] Computer Science [cs]/Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing [cs.DC], Dynamical aspects of cellular automata, FOS: Mathematics, Mathematics - Combinatorics, [INFO]Computer Science [cs], minority, cellular automata, Cellular Automata and Lattice Gases (nlin.CG), Probability (math.PR), graph, [MATH.MATH-CO] Mathematics [math]/Combinatorics [math.CO], [INFO.INFO-DM] Computer Science [cs]/Discrete Mathematics [cs.DM], Computer Science - Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing, Graph theory (including graph drawing) in computer science, asynchronism, Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing (cs.DC), Combinatorics (math.CO), Nonlinear Sciences - Cellular Automata and Lattice Gases, Mathematics - Probability, Computer Science(all), Computer Science - Discrete Mathematics
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