Applied Mathematics and Nonlinear Sciences
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Journal

Applied Mathematics and Nonlinear Sciences


Volume
& Issue

Volume 3, Issue 2


Published
on

December 31, 2018


Pages

593-602


DOI

Article

Predecessors and Gardens of Eden in sequential dynamical systems over directed graphs


Authors

Juan A. Aledo Affiliation:
Institute of Applied Mathematics in Science and Engineering, Ciudad Real, Spain
, Luis G. Diaz Affiliation:
Institute of Applied Mathematics in Science and Engineering, Ciudad Real, Spain
, Silvia Martinez Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics University of Castilla - La Mancha, Albacete, Spain
and Jose C. Valverde Affiliation:
SIDIS Research Group, Departamento de Matemáticas, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain


Abstract

In this work, we deal with the predecessors existence problems in sequential dynamical systems over directed graphs. The results given in this paper extend those existing for such systems over undirected graphs. In particular, we solve the problems on the existence, uniqueness and coexistence of predecessors of any given state vector, characterizing the Garden-of-Eden states at the same time. We are also able to provide a bound for the number of predecessors and Garden-of-Eden state vectors of any of these systems.


Keywords

Sequential dynamical systems, Boolean functions, Predecessors, Garden-of-Eden points, 90B10, 37E15, 94C10, 94C15, 05A15


Citation

Aledo, J. A., Diaz, L. G., Martinez, S., & Valverde, J. C. (2018). Predecessors and gardens of eden in sequential dynamical systems over directed graphs. Applied Mathematics and Nonlinear Sciences, 3(2), 593–602. https://doi.org/10.2478/AMNS.2018.2.00046

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