Fuzzy automata and life

Boolean cellular automata may be generalized to fuzzy automata in a consistent manner. Several fuzzy logics are used to create 1-dimensional automata and also 2-dimensional automata that generalize the game of life. These generalized automata are investigated and compared to their Boolean counterparts empirically and using rule entropy and repeated input response functions. Fuzzy automata offer new mechanisms for classification of classical automata and can be used for insight into their qualitative behavior. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.