Cellular automata [[electronic resource] ] : a discrete view of the world / / Joel L. Schiff |
Autore | Schiff Joel L |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (280 p.) |
Disciplina |
511.3/5
511.35 530.13011 |
Collana | Wiley-Interscience series in discrete mathematics and optimization |
Soggetto topico | Cellular automata |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-30617-4
9786613306173 1-118-03238-1 1-118-03063-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cellular Automata: A Discrete View of the World; CONTENTS; Preface; 1 Preliminaries; 1.1 Self-Replicating Machines; 1.2 Grand Turing Machines; 1.3 Register Machines; 1.4 Logic Gates; 1.5 Dimension; 1.5.1 Kolmogorov Dimension; 1.6 Information and Entropy; 1.7 Randomness; 2 Dynamical Systems; 3 One-Dimensional Cellular Automata; 3.1 The Cellular Automaton; 3.2 Transition Functions; 3.3 Totalistic Rules; 3.4 Boundary Conditions; 3.5 Some Elementary Cellular Automata; 3.6 Additivity; 3.7 Reversibility; 3.8 Classification of Cellular Automata; 3.8.1 Langton's Parameter; 3.9 Universal Computation
3.10 Density Problem3.11 Synchronization; 4 Two-Dimensional Automata; 4.1 The Game of Life; 4.1.1 Lifeforms; 4.1.2 Invariant Forms; 4.1.3 Oscillators; 4.1.4 Gliders; 4.1.5 Methuselah Configurations; 4.1.6 Garden of Eden; 4.1.7 Universal Computation in Life; 4.2 Other Automata; 4.2.1 Partitioning Cellular Automata; 4.3 Replication; 4.4 Asynchronous Updating; 5 Applications; 5.1 Excitable Media; 5.1.1 Neural Activity; 5.1.2 Cyclic Space; 5.1.3 The Hodgepodge Machine; 5.2 Schelling Segregation Model; 5.3 Prisoner's Dilemma; 5.4 Biological Models and Artificial Life; 5.4.1 Genetic Algorithms 5.4.2 Predator-Prey5.4.3 Bacterial Growth; 5.4.4 Seashell Patterns; 5.5 Physical Models; 5.5.1 Diffusion; 5.5.2 Snow Crystals; 5.5.3 Sandpile Model; 5.5.4 Lattice Gases; 5.5.5 Ising Spin; 5.5.6 Steady-State Heat Flow; 5.5.7 The Digital Universe of Konrad Zuse and Edward Fredkin; 6 Complexity; 6.1 Mind Over Matter; 6.2 Random Boolean Networks; 6.3 Autonomous Agents; 6.3.1 Honey Bees; 6.3.2 Slime Molds; 6.3.3 Bacterial Colonies; 6.3.4 Langton's Ant; 6.3.5 Multi-Ant Systems; 6.3.6 Traveling Salesman Problem; Appendix A; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910139568603321 |
Schiff Joel L | ||
Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Cellular automata [[electronic resource] ] : a discrete view of the world / / Joel L. Schiff |
Autore | Schiff Joel L |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (280 p.) |
Disciplina |
511.3/5
511.35 530.13011 |
Collana | Wiley-Interscience series in discrete mathematics and optimization |
Soggetto topico | Cellular automata |
ISBN |
1-283-30617-4
9786613306173 1-118-03238-1 1-118-03063-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cellular Automata: A Discrete View of the World; CONTENTS; Preface; 1 Preliminaries; 1.1 Self-Replicating Machines; 1.2 Grand Turing Machines; 1.3 Register Machines; 1.4 Logic Gates; 1.5 Dimension; 1.5.1 Kolmogorov Dimension; 1.6 Information and Entropy; 1.7 Randomness; 2 Dynamical Systems; 3 One-Dimensional Cellular Automata; 3.1 The Cellular Automaton; 3.2 Transition Functions; 3.3 Totalistic Rules; 3.4 Boundary Conditions; 3.5 Some Elementary Cellular Automata; 3.6 Additivity; 3.7 Reversibility; 3.8 Classification of Cellular Automata; 3.8.1 Langton's Parameter; 3.9 Universal Computation
3.10 Density Problem3.11 Synchronization; 4 Two-Dimensional Automata; 4.1 The Game of Life; 4.1.1 Lifeforms; 4.1.2 Invariant Forms; 4.1.3 Oscillators; 4.1.4 Gliders; 4.1.5 Methuselah Configurations; 4.1.6 Garden of Eden; 4.1.7 Universal Computation in Life; 4.2 Other Automata; 4.2.1 Partitioning Cellular Automata; 4.3 Replication; 4.4 Asynchronous Updating; 5 Applications; 5.1 Excitable Media; 5.1.1 Neural Activity; 5.1.2 Cyclic Space; 5.1.3 The Hodgepodge Machine; 5.2 Schelling Segregation Model; 5.3 Prisoner's Dilemma; 5.4 Biological Models and Artificial Life; 5.4.1 Genetic Algorithms 5.4.2 Predator-Prey5.4.3 Bacterial Growth; 5.4.4 Seashell Patterns; 5.5 Physical Models; 5.5.1 Diffusion; 5.5.2 Snow Crystals; 5.5.3 Sandpile Model; 5.5.4 Lattice Gases; 5.5.5 Ising Spin; 5.5.6 Steady-State Heat Flow; 5.5.7 The Digital Universe of Konrad Zuse and Edward Fredkin; 6 Complexity; 6.1 Mind Over Matter; 6.2 Random Boolean Networks; 6.3 Autonomous Agents; 6.3.1 Honey Bees; 6.3.2 Slime Molds; 6.3.3 Bacterial Colonies; 6.3.4 Langton's Ant; 6.3.5 Multi-Ant Systems; 6.3.6 Traveling Salesman Problem; Appendix A; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830371103321 |
Schiff Joel L | ||
Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Cellular automata : a discrete view of the world / / Joel L. Schiff |
Autore | Schiff Joel L |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (280 p.) |
Disciplina | 511.3/5 |
Collana | Wiley-Interscience series in discrete mathematics and optimization |
Soggetto topico | Cellular automata |
ISBN |
1-283-30617-4
9786613306173 1-118-03238-1 1-118-03063-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cellular Automata: A Discrete View of the World; CONTENTS; Preface; 1 Preliminaries; 1.1 Self-Replicating Machines; 1.2 Grand Turing Machines; 1.3 Register Machines; 1.4 Logic Gates; 1.5 Dimension; 1.5.1 Kolmogorov Dimension; 1.6 Information and Entropy; 1.7 Randomness; 2 Dynamical Systems; 3 One-Dimensional Cellular Automata; 3.1 The Cellular Automaton; 3.2 Transition Functions; 3.3 Totalistic Rules; 3.4 Boundary Conditions; 3.5 Some Elementary Cellular Automata; 3.6 Additivity; 3.7 Reversibility; 3.8 Classification of Cellular Automata; 3.8.1 Langton's Parameter; 3.9 Universal Computation
3.10 Density Problem3.11 Synchronization; 4 Two-Dimensional Automata; 4.1 The Game of Life; 4.1.1 Lifeforms; 4.1.2 Invariant Forms; 4.1.3 Oscillators; 4.1.4 Gliders; 4.1.5 Methuselah Configurations; 4.1.6 Garden of Eden; 4.1.7 Universal Computation in Life; 4.2 Other Automata; 4.2.1 Partitioning Cellular Automata; 4.3 Replication; 4.4 Asynchronous Updating; 5 Applications; 5.1 Excitable Media; 5.1.1 Neural Activity; 5.1.2 Cyclic Space; 5.1.3 The Hodgepodge Machine; 5.2 Schelling Segregation Model; 5.3 Prisoner's Dilemma; 5.4 Biological Models and Artificial Life; 5.4.1 Genetic Algorithms 5.4.2 Predator-Prey5.4.3 Bacterial Growth; 5.4.4 Seashell Patterns; 5.5 Physical Models; 5.5.1 Diffusion; 5.5.2 Snow Crystals; 5.5.3 Sandpile Model; 5.5.4 Lattice Gases; 5.5.5 Ising Spin; 5.5.6 Steady-State Heat Flow; 5.5.7 The Digital Universe of Konrad Zuse and Edward Fredkin; 6 Complexity; 6.1 Mind Over Matter; 6.2 Random Boolean Networks; 6.3 Autonomous Agents; 6.3.1 Honey Bees; 6.3.2 Slime Molds; 6.3.3 Bacterial Colonies; 6.3.4 Langton's Ant; 6.3.5 Multi-Ant Systems; 6.3.6 Traveling Salesman Problem; Appendix A; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910876901703321 |
Schiff Joel L | ||
Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Rare and Exotic Orchids : Their Nature and Cultural Significance / / by Joel L. Schiff |
Autore | Schiff Joel L |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XII, 186 p. 211 illus., 195 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 500 |
Soggetto topico |
Nature
Environment Plant physiology Plant breeding Plant ecology Medicine—History Popular Science in Nature and Environment Plant Physiology Plant Breeding/Biotechnology Plant Ecology History of Medicine |
ISBN | 3-319-70034-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Chapter 1 History of Orchids -- Chapter 2 What are Orchids? -- Chapter 3 Exotic Appearance -- Chapter 4 Deviant Sex -- Chapter 5 On the Scent -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index. . |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910299412403321 |
Schiff Joel L | ||
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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