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A278666
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Decimal representation of the x-axis, from the left edge to the origin, of the n-th stage of growth of the two-dimensional cellular automaton defined by "Rule 62", based on the 5-celled von Neumann neighborhood.
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4
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1, 3, 6, 12, 24, 50, 102, 196, 388, 804, 1652, 3156, 6228, 12884, 26452, 50516, 99668, 206164, 423252, 808276, 1594708, 3298644, 6772052, 12932436, 25515348, 52778324, 108352852, 206918996, 408245588, 844453204, 1733645652, 3310703956, 6531929428
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OFFSET
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0,2
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COMMENTS
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Initialized with a single black (ON) cell at stage zero.
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REFERENCES
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S. Wolfram, A New Kind of Science, Wolfram Media, 2002; p. 170.
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LINKS
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FORMULA
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a(n) = a(n-1) + 16*a(n-4) - 16*a(n-5) for n>7.
G.f.: (1 +2*x +3*x^2 +6*x^3 -4*x^4 -6*x^5 +4*x^6 -2*x^7 +16*x^10) / ((1 -x)*(1 -2*x)*(1 +2*x)*(1 +4*x^2)).
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MATHEMATICA
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CAStep[rule_, a_]:=Map[rule[[10-#]]&, ListConvolve[{{0, 2, 0}, {2, 1, 2}, {0, 2, 0}}, a, 2], {2}];
code=62; stages=128;
rule=IntegerDigits[code, 2, 10];
g=2*stages+1; (* Maximum size of grid *)
a=PadLeft[{{1}}, {g, g}, 0, Floor[{g, g}/2]]; (* Initial ON cell on grid *)
ca=a;
ca=Table[ca=CAStep[rule, ca], {n, 1, stages+1}];
PrependTo[ca, a];
(* Trim full grid to reflect growth by one cell at each stage *)
k=(Length[ca[[1]]]+1)/2;
ca=Table[Table[Part[ca[[n]][[j]], Range[k+1-n, k-1+n]], {j, k+1-n, k-1+n}], {n, 1, k}];
Table[FromDigits[Part[ca[[i]][[i]], Range[1, i]], 2], {i, 1, stages-1}]
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CROSSREFS
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KEYWORD
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nonn,easy
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STATUS
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approved
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