Block probabilities

The length of block which can be considered is limited by the memory space available, and the required time of computation. The equations are solved by iteration; a histogram of the individual frequencies is shown in the M-panel. To the extent that they are applicable, the options are:

• 1 - iterated mean field probabilities
• 2 - iterated two-block probabilities
• 3 - iterated three-block probabilities
• 4 - iterated four-block probabilities
• 5 - iterated five-block probabilities
• 6 - iterated six-block probabilities
• 7 - iterated seven-block probabilities
• t - contour map of the two-block function

The two-block probabilities are dependent on only two parameters, which can be chosen to be the probability of a live cell and the probability of a pair of live cells. This accounts for the presence of the option t in the list, whose contour appears in the A-panel.