Artificial life as controlled disequilibrium

Battle, Steve

Abstract

Artificial Life can be modeled using simulated au-topoiesis. Liquid Automata are used to define simulated chemical reaction systems; particle systems with rules governing how particles are transformed on collision with each other. Unlike cellular automata, there is no fixed grid or time-step, only particles moving about and colliding in continuous space/time. These systems may give rise to emergent artificial life, or they may be (artificially) lifeless. Can we distinguish between these systems by analysing their equilibria?

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (published)
• Conference Name: AISB Convention 2023
• Start Date: Apr 13, 2023
• End Date: Apr 14, 2023
• Acceptance Date: Mar 29, 2023
• Online Publication Date: May 8, 2023
• Publication Date: May 5, 2023
• Deposit Date: Jun 24, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: May 6, 2024
• ISBN: 978-1-908187-85-7
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10886308
• Publisher URL: https://aisb.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/aisb2023.pdf
• Related Public URLs: https://aisb.org.uk/aisb-convention-2023-non-members/