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?

Citation

Battle, S. (2023). Artificial life as controlled disequilibrium. In B. Muller (Ed.),

• Conference Name: AISB Convention 2023
• Conference Location: Swansea, Wales, UK
• 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
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