Simulation of a Chemical Autonomous Agent
Zeitschrift f眉r Physikalische Chemie De Gruyter 216:1 (2002) 41
Simulation of a chemical autonomous agent
Zeitschrift fur Physikalische Chemie 216:1 (2002) 41-49
Abstract:
A chemical autonomous agent is defined as a reproducing molecular system that carries out a thermodynamic work cycle, reminiscent of the earliest prebiotic replicators that harnessed free energy. The efficiency with which free energy is utilized to promote replication is a measure of the selective fitness of such a system. Simulations of the operation of a typical autonomous agent over a wide range of possible parameter settings reveals a fitness landscape with a well-defined maximum and a variety of features that are amenable to interpretation in terms of evolutionary concepts.Diffusion Resonances in Action Space for an Atom Optics Kicked Rotor with Decoherence
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