cellular automata and OOP
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- Subject: [mg21716] cellular automata and OOP
- From: "Atul Sharma" <atulksharma at yahoo.com>
- Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2000 17:58:00 -0500 (EST)
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
I would like to set up a cellular automata, but one that differs somewhat from the standard described (for example) in the useful books by Gaylord et al. The main difference is that multiple entities can coexist on the same lattice sites, with interactions permitted only between entities on the same sites. Ultimately, this may involve hundreds of entities on a given lattice site, with 5-6 different entities permitted, each interacting with only a subset of the remainder and each free to diffuse at each time step. In addition, some of the entities will have internal dynamics requiring updates at each time step. My question is this: What is the most efficient approach to implementing such a project in Mathematica. My initial though was to set up OOP code as described by Maeder in the Mathematica Programmer, with a constructor that assigns properties (including lattice position) to each entity. Interactions would be handled as events, with updates signalled by the 'time step' event. I have little experience in this area, and this may well be the most inefficient design imaginable:) Any suggestions or examples would be appreciated. Thanks. A. Sharma -------------------------------------------------- Atul Sharma MD, FRCP(C) Pediatric Nephrologist, McGill University/Montreal Children's Hospital