Hierarchical growth is necessary and (sometimes) sufficient to self-assemble discrete self-similar fractals

DOI10.1007/S11047-019-09777-ZzbMATH Open1530.68096arXiv1807.04831OpenAlexW3021349593WikidataQ126638498 ScholiaQ126638498MaRDI QIDQ6151176FDOQ6151176

Authors: Jacob Hendricks, Joseph Opseth, Matthew J. Patitz, Scott M. Summers 

Publication date: 9 February 2024

Published in: Natural Computing (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: In this paper, we prove that in the abstract Tile Assembly Model (aTAM), an accretion-based model which only allows for a single tile to attach to a growing assembly at each step, there are no tile assembly systems capable of self-assembling the discrete self-similar fractals known as the "H" and "U" fractals. We then show that in a related model which allows for hierarchical self-assembly, the 2-Handed Assembly Model (2HAM), there does exist a tile assembly systems which self-assembles the "U" fractal and conjecture that the same holds for the "H" fractal. This is the first example of discrete self similar fractals which self-assemble in the 2HAM but not in the aTAM, providing a direct comparison of the models and greater understanding of the power of hierarchical assembly.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1807.04831

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zbMATH Keywords

self-assemblyself-similar fractalshierarchical assembly

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Fractals (28A80) Biologically inspired models of computation (DNA computing, membrane computing, etc.) (68Q07)

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