Self-Replication in Cellular Automata

This thesis introduces cellular automata as an environment suitable for simulating complex and massively parallel systems, built from a large number of simple cooperating units. The thesis explores self-replication and self-replicating loops - structures operating within the cellular space, particularly those capable of carrying out useful tasks. The thesis provides a description of implementation of three such loops, executing following tasks: coloring of the space within a loop, construction of letters "MM" and binary addition. A practical usability is discussed at the end