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Algorithmic crystal chemistry: A cellular automata approach

Journal Article · · Crystallography Reports

Atomic-molecular mechanisms of crystal growth can be modeled based on crystallochemical information using cellular automata (a particular case of finite deterministic automata). In particular, the formation of heteropolyhedral layered complexes in uranyl selenates can be modeled applying a one-dimensional three-colored cellular automaton. The use of the theory of calculations (in particular, the theory of automata) in crystallography allows one to interpret crystal growth as a computational process (the realization of an algorithm or program with a finite number of steps).

OSTI ID:
22054204
Journal Information:
Crystallography Reports, Journal Name: Crystallography Reports Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 57; ISSN CYSTE3; ISSN 1063-7745
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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