Cumincad : CUMINCAD Papers : Paper ga9807:Consequences for practical aesthetics and for aesthetical theory of the insertion of principles from quantum theory in cellular automata

id	ga9807
authors	Loocke, Philip Van
year	1998
title	Consequences for practical aesthetics and for aesthetical theory of the insertion of principles from quantum theory in cellular automata
source	International Conference on Generative Art
summary	A cellular automaton that includes some principles from quantum theory is considered. The automaton generates forms of an aesthetic nature. At every time step, a form grows with a single cell. This cell is selected with a selection probability that is determined by an amplitude. If the algorithm is run with selection of the cell of maximal amplitude at every time step, a type of form results that is called 'platonic'. Such forms typically have higher aesthetic complexity than their non-platonic counterparts. The case of selection probabilities determined by squares of amplitudes has a strong analogy with quantum theory. This analogy is elaborated by consideration of forms that have mutual correlations. These correlations can be of a classical nature, of a quantum mechanical type, or of a type that is termed 'super-correlation'.
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