Smith, Arnold and Turney, Peter and Ewaschuk, Robert (2002) JohnnyVon: Self-Replicating Automata in Continuous Two-Dimensional Space. [Departmental Technical Report] (Unpublished)
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Abstract
JohnnyVon is an implementation of self-replicating automata in continuous two-dimensional space. Two types of particles drift about in a virtual liquid. The particles are automata with discrete internal states but continuous external relationships. Their internal states are governed by finite state machines but their external relationships are governed by a simulated physics that includes brownian motion, viscosity, and spring-like attractive and repulsive forces. The particles can be assembled into patterns that can encode arbitrary strings of bits. We demonstrate that, if an arbitrary “seed” pattern is put in a “soup” of separate individual particles, the pattern will replicate by assembling the individual particles into copies of itself. We also show that, given sufficient time, a soup of separate individual particles will eventually spontaneously form self-replicating patterns. We discuss the implications of JohnnyVon for research in nanotechnology, theoretical biology, and artificial life.
Item Type: | Departmental Technical Report |
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Keywords: | self-replication, mobile automata, virtual physics, continuous space automata |
Subjects: | Computer Science > Dynamical Systems Biology > Evolution Biology > Theoretical Biology |
ID Code: | 2440 |
Deposited By: | Turney, Peter |
Deposited On: | 31 Aug 2002 |
Last Modified: | 11 Mar 2011 08:54 |
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