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Logics for Physarum Chips Cover
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|Sep 2016
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Abstract

The paper considers main features of two groups of logics for biological devices, called Physarum Chips, based on the plasmodium. Let us recall that the plasmodium is a single cell with many diploid nuclei. It propagates networks by growing pseudopodia to connect scattered nutrients (pieces of food). As a result, we deal with a kind of computing. The first group of logics for Physarum Chips formalizes the plasmodium behaviour under conditions of nutrient-poor substrate. This group can be defined as standard storage modification machines. The second group of logics for Physarum Chips covers the plasmodium computing under conditions of nutrient-rich substrate. In this case the plasmodium behaves in a massively parallel manner and propagates in all possible directions. The logics of the second group are unconventional and deal with non-well-founded data such as infinite streams.

Language: English
Page range: 16 - 30
Published online: Sep 17, 2016
Published in print: Mar 1, 2016
Published by: University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszow
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2016 Andrew Schumann, Krzysztof Pancerz, published by University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszow
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