Theory and Practical Issues on Cellular Automata: Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Cellular Automata for Research and Industry, Karlsruhe,4-6 October 2000 Edition. Ed. edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: Pattern control in the generation of artificial percolation beds: a cellular automata approach - S. Bandini, M. Magagnini.- An algorithm for robot path planning with cellular automata - C. Behring, M. Bracho, M. Castro, J. A. Moreno.- CA fluid dynamics simulation paradigms - R. Cappuccio, G. Cattaneo, D. Ciucci, U. Jocher.- A multi-agent cellular automata system for visualising simulated pedestrian activity - J. Dijkstra, H. J. P. Timmermans, J. Jessurun.- Scalability analysis and performance prediction for cellular programs on parallel computers - G. Folino, G. Spezzano.- JCASim - a java system for simulating cellular automata - U. Freiwald, J. R. Weimar.- Observation of on-off intermittency in cellular automata - F. Jimnez-Morales.- Microscopic simulation of evacuation processes on passenger ships - H. Klupfel, T. Meyer-Konig, J. Wahle, M. Schreckenberg.- Fault tolerant parallel pattern recognition - M. Kutrib, J.-T. Lowe.- Reactive path-planning: a directional diffusion algorithm on multilayered cellular automata - F. M. Marchese.- A minimal model for the formation of an ant cemetery - M. Martin, B. Chopard, P. Albuquerque.- Estimating the changing distributions of population and employees by cellular automata - A. Ohgai, M. Igarashi, K. Watanabe.- Cellular models of urban systems - D. O'Sullivan, P. Torrens A discrete model of cellular/humoral responses - R. Puzone, B. Kohler, P. Seiden, F. Celada.- Cellular automata with activation and inhibition - B. Schonfisch.- A cellular automata model for the simulation of in vitro carcinogenesis tests - R. Serra, M. Villani, A. Colacci.- A duality in two connectivity-preserving parallel shrinking algorithms for binary images - H. Umeo, G. Mauri.- Correction, optimization andverification of transition rule set for Waksman's firing squad synchronization algorithm - H. Umeo, T. Sogabe, Y. Nomura.- A new dynamical model of biodegradation - M. Villani, M. Mazzanti, M. Padovani, M. Andretta, R. Serra, S. di Gregorio, R. Rongo, W. Spataro.- Simulation of compact cities based on the integration of cellular automata and GIS - A. G.-O. Yeh, X. Li.- Turing's theory of infinite computing machines (1936-1937) and its relation to the invention of finite electronic computers (1939-1949) - A. Burks."Publisher Marketing: This volume contains the papers presented at ACRI 2000, the 4th International Conference on Cellular Automata for Research and Industry, held at the University of Karlsruhe (Germany), 4-6 October 2000. The continuation of and growing interest in research on Cellular Automata models for real world phenomena indicates the feasibility of this approach. Theoretical and Practical Issues on Cellular Automata brings together researchers not only from different application areas but also from theory. This is reflected by the list of contributions, which include theoretical papers and even papers which certainly belong to the intersection ofseveral fields. A quick glance at the table of contents of this book shows that results come from such different areas as biology, economics, physics, traffic flow and urban development.