Computational Matter

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Stepney, Susan (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Rasmussen, Steen (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Amos, Martyn (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Natural Computing Series,
• Subjects: Computers.; Artificial intelligence.; Theory of Computation.; Artificial Intelligence.

This book is concerned with computing in materio: that is, unconventional computing performed by directly harnessing the physical properties of materials. It offers an overview of the field, covering four main areas of interest: theory, practice, applications and implications. Each chapter synthesiz...

Table of Contents:

• Encoding and Representation
• Formalisms
• Mathematical Aspects of Evolvability
• Autonomy, Programming and Programmability
• Non-Boolean Algebras
• Complexity Issues
• Amorphous Substrates
• Material Simulation/Systems-Scale Simulation/Multiscale Modelling
• Nanoscale Automata
• Electronic Chemical Interaction and Digital Computation
• Molecular and Device Self-assembly and Self-organization
• Interfacing and Architectures: Board and Chip Builders
• Evolution, Coevolution, Evolvable Hardware and Embedded in Materio Evolution
• Reservoir Computing
• Swarm Chemistry
• Molecular/DNA Computing
• Dynamical Stability and Intelligence
• Unconventional Computation and Life
• Unconventional Computing in Society
• Philosophy of Computation.