A universal framework for analysis of self-replication phenomena (Q845413)
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A universal framework for analysis of self-replication phenomena (English)
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29 January 2010
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Summary: We propose definitions for a general, domain-independent concept of replicability and specifically focus on the notion of self-replication. We argue that selfreplication should not be viewed as a binary property of a system, but rather as a continuously valued property of the interaction between a system and its environment. This property, selfreplicability, represents the effect of the presence of a system upon the future presence of similar systems. We demonstrate both analytical and computational analysis of self-replicability for four distinct systems involving both discrete and continuous, formal and physical behaviors.
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self-replication
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self-reproduction
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automata
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