<> "The repository administrator has not yet configured an RDF license."^^ . <> . . "JohnnyVon: Self-Replicating Automata in Continuous Two-Dimensional Space"^^ . "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."^^ . "2002-08" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Robert"^^ . "Ewaschuk"^^ . "Robert Ewaschuk"^^ . . "Arnold"^^ . "Smith"^^ . "Arnold Smith"^^ . . "Peter"^^ . "Turney"^^ . "Peter Turney"^^ . . . . . . "JohnnyVon: Self-Replicating Automata in Continuous Two-Dimensional Space (PDF)"^^ . . . . . . "ERB-JohnnyVon.pdf"^^ . . . "JohnnyVon: Self-Replicating Automata in Continuous Two-Dimensional Space (Image (PNG))"^^ . . . . . . "preview.png"^^ . . . "JohnnyVon: Self-Replicating Automata in Continuous Two-Dimensional Space (Indexer Terms)"^^ . . . . . . "indexcodes.txt"^^ . . "HTML Summary of #2440 \n\nJohnnyVon: Self-Replicating Automata in Continuous Two-Dimensional Space\n\n" . "text/html" . . . "Dynamical Systems" . . . "Evolution" . . . "Theoretical Biology" . .