Self-reproduction in three-dimensional reversible cellular space

Artif Life. 2002;8(2):155-74. doi: 10.1162/106454602320184220.

Abstract

Due to inevitable power dissipation, it is said that nano-scaled computing devices should perform their computing processes in a reversible manner. This will be a large problem in constructing three-dimensional nano-scaled functional objects. Reversible cellular automata (RCA) are used for modeling physical phenomena such as power dissipation, by studying the dissipation of garbage signals. We construct a three-dimensional self-inspective self-reproducing reversible cellular automaton by extending the two-dimensional version SR(8). It can self-reproduce various patterns in three-dimensional reversible cellular space without dissipating garbage signals.

MeSH terms

  • Cell Communication
  • Computer Simulation*
  • Nanotechnology / methods*