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Self-Organisation in a System of Binary Strings
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We discuss a system of autocatalytic sequences of binary numbers. Sequences come in two forms, a 1dimensional form (operands) and a 2-dimensional form (operators) that are able to react with each other. The resulting reaction network shows signs of emerging metabolisms. We discuss the general framework and examine specific interactions for a system with strings of length 4 bits. A selfmaintaining network of string types and parasitic interactions are shown to exist. Introduction Published in: Proceedings ARTIFICIAL LIFE IV R. Brooks and P. Maes (Eds.) MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 1994 pp. 109 --- 118 Sequences of binary numbers are the most primitive form of information storage we know today. They are able to code any kind of man-made information, be it still or moving images, sound waves and other sensory stimulations, be it written language or the rules of mathematics, just to name a few. As the success of vonNeumann computers has shown over the last 50 years, binary sequences are also...
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- Authors
- Banzhaf, W.
- Corresponding author
- Banzhaf, Wolfgang
- ORCID
- Banzhaf, Wolfgang
- Venue
- Artificial Life IV
- Publisher
- The MIT Press
- Published
- 1994-09-13
- Pages
- 102-111
- OpenAlex
- W4238749244
- Cited by
- 5
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- 2024: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2017: 1
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- book chapter
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The MIT Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computational Theory and Mathematics › Cellular Automata and Applications
- Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Theoretical Computer Science › DNA and Biological Computing
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Origins and Evolution of Life
- Keywords
- self-organization, binary strings, reaction networks, parasitic interactions, artificial life, information storage
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