Geller, William; Misiurewicz, Michał Irrational life. (English) Zbl 1159.37307 Exp. Math. 14, No. 3, 271-275 (2005). Summary: We prove that in Conway’s Game of Life cellular automaton with initial configuration \(irrat2\), the linear growth rate of the number of live cells is irrational, as conjectured in 1991 by Dean Hickerson. Our proof uses intertwined substitution sequences. Cited in 1 Document MSC: 37B15 Dynamical aspects of cellular automata Keywords:Game of Life; substitutions × Cite Format Result Cite Review PDF Full Text: DOI Euclid EuDML