- Title Pages
- Epigraph
- Preface
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Chapter 1 Introduction -
Chapter 2 Basic Concepts of Artificial Chemistries -
Chapter 3 The Matrix Chemistry as an Example -
Chapter 4 Computing Chemical Reactions -
Chapter 5 The Chemistry of Life -
Chapter 6 The Essence of Life -
Chapter 7 Evolution -
Chapter 8 Complexity and Open-Ended Evolution -
Chapter 9 Rewriting Systems -
Chapter 10 Automata and Machines -
Chapter 11 Bio-inspired Artificial Chemistries -
Chapter 12 The Structure of Organizations -
Chapter 13 The Dynamics of Organizations -
Chapter 14 Self-Organization and Emergent Phenomena -
Chapter 15 Constructive Dynamical Systems -
Chapter 16 Applications of Artificial Chemistries -
Chapter 17 Computing with Artificial Chemistries -
Chapter 18 Modeling Biological Systems -
Chapter 19 Wet Artificial Chemistries -
Chapter 20 Beyond Chemistry and Biology -
Chapter 21 Summary and Perspectives - Further Reading
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Appendix: Setting up Your Own Artificial Chemistry System - Bibliography
- Author Index
- Subject Index
Basic Concepts of Artificial Chemistries
Basic Concepts of Artificial Chemistries
- Chapter:
- (p.11) Chapter 2 Basic Concepts of Artificial Chemistries
- Source:
- Artificial Chemistries
- Author(s):
Wolfgang Banzhaf
Lidia Yamamoto
- Publisher:
- The MIT Press
This chapter covers some basic concepts that constitute the pillars of any artificial chemistry. Starting with principles of computational modeling and simulation, we then move on to some notions of real chemistry that often appear in artificial chemistries as well, such as chemical reaction networks, concentration dynamics, equilibrium, energy and thermodynamics. The general structure of an artificial chemistry is then laid out, followed by a few important distinctions between AC approaches, some simple examples of ACs, and some frequently used AC techniques.
Keywords: Catalysis, Chemical reaction, Chemical bond, Computational modeling, Constructive system, Energy, Law of mass action, Metadynamics, Simulation, Thermodynamics
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- Title Pages
- Epigraph
- Preface
-
Chapter 1 Introduction -
Chapter 2 Basic Concepts of Artificial Chemistries -
Chapter 3 The Matrix Chemistry as an Example -
Chapter 4 Computing Chemical Reactions -
Chapter 5 The Chemistry of Life -
Chapter 6 The Essence of Life -
Chapter 7 Evolution -
Chapter 8 Complexity and Open-Ended Evolution -
Chapter 9 Rewriting Systems -
Chapter 10 Automata and Machines -
Chapter 11 Bio-inspired Artificial Chemistries -
Chapter 12 The Structure of Organizations -
Chapter 13 The Dynamics of Organizations -
Chapter 14 Self-Organization and Emergent Phenomena -
Chapter 15 Constructive Dynamical Systems -
Chapter 16 Applications of Artificial Chemistries -
Chapter 17 Computing with Artificial Chemistries -
Chapter 18 Modeling Biological Systems -
Chapter 19 Wet Artificial Chemistries -
Chapter 20 Beyond Chemistry and Biology -
Chapter 21 Summary and Perspectives - Further Reading
-
Appendix: Setting up Your Own Artificial Chemistry System - Bibliography
- Author Index
- Subject Index
