Morphogenetic Engineering Toward Programmable Complex Systems /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Doursat, René (Editor), Sayama, Hiroki (Editor), Michel, Olivier (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: Understanding Complex Systems,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Artificial intelligence.; Systems biology.; Biophysics.; Biological physics.; Statistical physics.; Dynamical systems.; Computational intelligence.; Computational Intelligence.; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics).; Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity.; Systems Biology.; Biophysics and Biological Physics.

Generally, spontaneous pattern formation phenomena are random and repetitive, whereas elaborate devices are the deterministic product of human design. Yet, biological organisms and collective insect constructions are exceptional examples of complex systems that are both self-organized and architectu...