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Advances in Physarum MachinesBiology of the Physarum polycephalum Plasmodium: Preliminaries for Unconventional Computing

Advances in Physarum Machines: Biology of the Physarum polycephalum Plasmodium: Preliminaries for... [Slime mould Physarum polycephalum is a macroscopic amoeba-like organism whose ability to ‘compute’ the solutions to complex problems ranging from logic to computational geometry has led to its extensive use as an unconventional computing substrate. In slime mould computing devices—‘Physarum machines’—data may be imparted to the organism via stimulation with chemical, optical, mechanical or electrical sources and outputs are generally behavioural, chemical or/and electrical. This chapter examines the biological basis of a slime mould’s ability to perceive and act upon input data and the mechanisms that contribute towards the output we interpret as computation. Furthermore, various research methods for slime mould cultivation, electrophysiological measurement and hybridisation with exogenous substances are discussed. The data presented here provides an essential foundation for the computer scientist wishing to fabricate their own Physarum machines.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Advances in Physarum MachinesBiology of the Physarum polycephalum Plasmodium: Preliminaries for Unconventional Computing

Part of the Emergence, Complexity and Computation Book Series (volume 21)
Editors: Adamatzky, Andrew
Mayne, Richard
Advances in Physarum Machines — Jan 10, 2016
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Springer International Publishing
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© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
ISBN
978-3-319-26661-9
Pages
3 –22
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-26662-6_1
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Abstract

[Slime mould Physarum polycephalum is a macroscopic amoeba-like organism whose ability to ‘compute’ the solutions to complex problems ranging from logic to computational geometry has led to its extensive use as an unconventional computing substrate. In slime mould computing devices—‘Physarum machines’—data may be imparted to the organism via stimulation with chemical, optical, mechanical or electrical sources and outputs are generally behavioural, chemical or/and electrical. This chapter examines the biological basis of a slime mould’s ability to perceive and act upon input data and the mechanisms that contribute towards the output we interpret as computation. Furthermore, various research methods for slime mould cultivation, electrophysiological measurement and hybridisation with exogenous substances are discussed. The data presented here provides an essential foundation for the computer scientist wishing to fabricate their own Physarum machines.]

Published: Jan 10, 2016

Keywords: Slime Mould; Physarum Polycephalum; Life Cycle Phase; Cellular Slime Mould; Swarm Cell

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