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Advances in Physarum MachinesPower Laws of the Physarum Plasmodium

Advances in Physarum Machines: Power Laws of the Physarum Plasmodium [The plasmodium of true slime mould Physarum is a unicellular and multinuclear giant amoeba. Recent studies revealed that the plasmodium has computational abilities, and such studies are mainly performed based on the behaviours of the plasmodium in a closed space. However, there are not many studies on the behaviours of the plasmodium in an open space, though such studies may be more important in understanding the computational adaptability and intelligence of the organism. In this chapter, we thus analysed the behaviours of the plasmodium in an open space, and as a result we found some power laws in the cell motility and exploratory behaviour by the unicellular organism. These results showed how the plasmodium realises effective exploration in an open space, at the same time giving a clue to understand how cells in general adapt itself to an open environment.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Advances in Physarum MachinesPower Laws of the Physarum Plasmodium

Part of the Emergence, Complexity and Computation Book Series (volume 21)
Editors: Adamatzky, Andrew
Shirakawa, Tomohiro
Advances in Physarum Machines — Jan 10, 2016
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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
ISBN
978-3-319-26661-9
Pages
373 –394
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-26662-6_19
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Abstract

[The plasmodium of true slime mould Physarum is a unicellular and multinuclear giant amoeba. Recent studies revealed that the plasmodium has computational abilities, and such studies are mainly performed based on the behaviours of the plasmodium in a closed space. However, there are not many studies on the behaviours of the plasmodium in an open space, though such studies may be more important in understanding the computational adaptability and intelligence of the organism. In this chapter, we thus analysed the behaviours of the plasmodium in an open space, and as a result we found some power laws in the cell motility and exploratory behaviour by the unicellular organism. These results showed how the plasmodium realises effective exploration in an open space, at the same time giving a clue to understand how cells in general adapt itself to an open environment.]

Published: Jan 10, 2016

Keywords: Cell Motility; Open Space; Tubular Structure; Exploratory Behaviour; Unicellular Organism

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