Synchronization of a bounded degree graph of cellular automata with nonuniform delays in time D ⌊ logm D ⌋

Theoretical Computer Science

Volumn 356, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 170-185

  Grigorieff, Serge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

Author keywords

Cellular automata; Synchronization

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; GRAPH THEORY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; PROBLEM SOLVING; SYNCHRONIZATION;

AUTOMATON SYNCHRONIZING; CELLULAR AUTOMATA; SYNCHRONIZATION TIME; TOTAL COMMUNICATION DELAY;

AUTOMATA THEORY;

EID: 33744719791     PISSN: 03043975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tcs.2006.01.032     Document Type: Article

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