An Investigation into the Origin of Autopoiesis

被引：16
作者：
Beer, Randall D. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Indiana Univ, Cognit Sci Program, Bloomington, IN 47405 USA
来源：
ARTIFICIAL LIFE | 2020年 / 26卷 / 01期
关键词：
Autopoiesis; origin of life; statistical mechanics; cellular automata; GAME; PHYSICS; MODELS; LIFE;
D O I：
10.1162/artl_a_00307
中图分类号：
TP18 [人工智能理论];
学科分类号：
081104 ; 0812 ; 0835 ; 1405 ;
摘要：
Using a glider in the Game of Life cellular automaton as a toy model of minimal persistent individuals, this article explores how questions regarding the origin of life might be approached from the perspective of autopoiesis. Specifically, I examine how the density of gliders evolves over time from random initial conditions and then develop a statistical mechanics of gliders that explains this time evolution in terms of the processes of glider creation, persistence, and destruction that underlie it.
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页数：18
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