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Morphogenetic Engineering: Toward Programmable Complex Systems

Morphogenetic Engineering: Toward Programmable Complex Systems

Doursat, René
Michel, Olivier
Sayama, Hiroki

Hardcover

Series: Understanding Complex Systems

BiologyGeneral ComputersPhysics

ISBN10: 3642339018
ISBN13: 9783642339011
Publisher: Springer Pg
Published: Dec 14 2012
Pages: 517
Weight: 1.93
Height: 1.29 Width: 6.34 Depth: 9.45
Language: English

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 architectural.

This book is the first initiative of its kind toward establishing a new field of research, Morphogenetic Engineering, to explore the modeling and implementation of self-architecturing systems. Particular emphasis is placed on the programmability and computational abilities of self-organization, properties that are often underappreciated in complex systems science--while, conversely, the benefits of self-organization are often underappreciated in engineering methodologies.

Altogether, the aim of this work is to provide a framework for and examples of a larger class of self-architecturing systems, while addressing fundamental questions such as

> How do biological organisms carry out morphogenetic tasks so reliably?

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