Evolution and oscillation in p systems: applications to biological phenomena

  • Authors:
  • Vincenzo Manca;Luca Bianco;Federico Fontana

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Computer Science, University of Verona, Verona, Italy;Department of Computer Science, University of Verona, Verona, Italy;Department of Computer Science, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

  • Venue:
  • WMC'04 Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Membrane Computing
  • Year:
  • 2004

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Abstract

Some computational aspects and behavioral patterns of P systems are considered, emphasizing dynamical properties that turn useful in characterizing the behavior of biological and biochemical systems. A framework called state transition dynamics is outlined in which general dynamical concepts are formulated in completely discrete terms. A metabolic algorithm is defined which computes the evolution of P systems modeling important phenomena of biological interest once provided with the information on the initial state and reactivity parameters, or growing factors. Relationships existing between P systems and discrete linear systems are investigated. Finally, exploratory considerations are addressed about the possible use of P systems in characterizing the oscillatory behavior of biological regulatory networks described by metabolic graphs.