Asynchronous CA
The CA is controlled by the following buttons:
Start: CA are planted.
Hide CA-1 Hide CA-2
Out CA-1+: raise output rate Out CA-1-: reduce
output rate Out CA-2+: raise output rate Out CA-2-:
reduce output rate
Infection: Infect CA-1
Information:
Input rates Output rates, Resources, Size, Illness indicator.
Click on Start. Two zygotes are planted. While CA-2 matures,
CA-1 remains as a zygote and starts maturing only when meeting
CA-2. By itself CA-1 freezes in a given state from which it is
rescued only by CA-2.
Set Out-CA-2 = 1.0 and click on Start. After a while
click several times on infection until both CA part and
CA-1 freezes. When both meet it will proceed through its cycle.
Hide CA-2. Now and then CA-1 will freeze indicating that
it lost contact with CA-2 and waiting until contact is reestablished.
Click on infection, and so on. If the two part too far from each
other, click on Start.
Set Out-CA-2 = 0.5 ; Set Out-CA-1 = 0.0-> Start
-> infection -> Observe.
Set Out-CA-2 = 0.5 ; Set Out-CA-1 = 0.5-> Start
-> infection -> Observe
Please note the following:
- The system always attempts to maximize its resources.
- When isolated CA-1 stops cycling. CA-2 triggers CA-1 to continue
cycling. CA-2 does not cause CA-1 to cycle, it triggers it.
- CA-1 alternates between a resting and an active state. This change
is a-periodic, or bounded chaotic
- When CA-2 is hidden you can deduce from the CA-1 response when
both CA meet.
- In previous experiments both CA evolved synchronously, Here they
are somewhat asynchronous.