Introduction to Artificial Life
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| Rating | : | 4.47 (724 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0387946462 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 374 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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Adami's book is extraordinarily important. Schuster, University of Kiel, Germany, Author of Deterministic Chaos: An Introduction.The book is an interesting and worthwhile contribution of a physicist who is intrigued by the special features of living and evolving systems. Heinz G. -- Prof. Dr. It represents a true landmark in the new field of Artificial Life, and will find a wide readership, ranging from university students to professional researchers. But what makes this book remarkable is the intellectual approach that the author advocates for research and, in fact, provides as software. -- Science, 8 May 1998.
Pre- requisite understanding of statistical physics and thermodynamics, basic biology, as well as familiarity with computer architectures and scientific computing techniques are assumed. This has created the possibility to design and conduct dedicated experiments with these systems, and has generated interest in the idea of formulating a set of "general principles of the living state" which are quite independent of a particular implementation. Such a "theory of living systems" might equally well-predict the outcome of experiments performed on the protean living system which gave rise to life on earth, e.g., and RNA world, and those worlds in which information is coded in binary strings compiled to programs that have the ability to self-replicate: thus and instance of "Artificial Life." This book and CD-ROM have been developed in a lab-oriented course taught at Cal Tech in 1995 and 1996, and simultaneously augmented by Artificial Life research conducted there. This project is an attempt to bring together the necessary theoretical groundwork for understanding the dynamics of systems of self-replicating information, as well as the result
. Adami is Faculty Member at the California Institute of Technology
Niall Palfreyman said At times cryptic, but nevertheless marvellous. This is the ONLY book I have seen which brings together all the many and various strands which are essential to the exciting new subjects arising currently around the question: What is Life? It is a stunning tour de force of the basic knowledge you need to possess to work in the areas of A-life or biol. An excellent textbook for this rapidly changing field. DoctorAndy Adami's book is the first comprehensive review of issues pertinent to the field of artificial life. The book is a textbook based on his lectures at CalTech. Some of the topics are a bit brief (Turing machines are summarized in four pages) but that is to be expected for a book whose goal is to integrate. Hard Science Amazon Customer Adami demonstrates how to use the tools of artificial life to conduct pure scientific research. A very clear and readable textbook on the subject, Adami makes me want to go back to graduate school. Here is a chance to take an introductory course in an exciting field of research that is truely table-top