> what are the applications of this system in computation?
If you mean "applications" in the practical sense, there are basically none, but that's part of the fun. GoL is fascinating in part because it's pretty much useless, yet has been studied extensively by bored computer scientists over the decades.
If you mean "applications" in the practical sense, there are basically none, but that's part of the fun. GoL is fascinating in part because it's pretty much useless, yet has been studied extensively by bored computer scientists over the decades.