Papers of John Von Neumann on computing and computer theory, Vol 12
Papers of John Von Neumann on computing and computer theory, Vol 12
Artificial Life
Theory of Self-Reproducing Automata
Theory of Self-Reproducing Automata
A phylogenetic, ontogenetic, and epigenetic view of bio-inspired hardware systems
IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation
Gödelian self-reference in agent-oriented software
ICCOMP'07 Proceedings of the 11th WSEAS International Conference on Computers
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Formal definition of self-reproduction may have importance the Alife research program, especially for application of its achievements outside the discipline. The paper examines two formal definitions of self-reproduction, suggested by McMullin and Löfgren. It is pointed out that these definitions form two major branches of self-reproduction analysis, described by ancestor-progeny and system-environment relationship. The ancestor-progeny definition allows to distinct between the exact / inexact reproduction. The system-environment definition brings in the original classification also allowing to differentiate between major classes of self-reproducers.