Abstract geometrical computation 8: Small machines, accumulations & rationality

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Highlights:

• Signal machines with 2 or less speeds cannot produce accumulations while it is very simple to produce some with 4 speeds.

• A 3-speed signal machine can produce accumulations only if there is some irrational ratio between speeds or positions.

• Euclid algorithm (gcd) is found inside the dynamics. This explains this dichotomy.

摘要

•Signal machines with 2 or less speeds cannot produce accumulations while it is very simple to produce some with 4 speeds.•A 3-speed signal machine can produce accumulations only if there is some irrational ratio between speeds or positions.•Euclid algorithm (gcd) is found inside the dynamics. This explains this dichotomy.

论文关键词:Abstract geometrical computation,Accumulation,Euclidean geometry,Euclid's algorithm,Signal machine,Unconventional computing

论文评审过程:Received 25 April 2016, Revised 11 June 2018, Accepted 13 June 2018, Available online 13 August 2018, Version of Record 13 August 2018.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcss.2018.06.001