%0 Journal Article %1 ac:Ada95c %A Adami, Christopher %D 1995 %J Artficial Life %K entropy information avida artificiallife %P 429--438 %T On Modelling Life %V 1 %X We present a theoretical as well as experimental investigation of a population of self-replicating segments of code subject to random mutation and survival of the fittest. Under the assumption that such a system constitutes a minimal system with characteristics of life, we obtain a number of statements on the evolution of complexity and the trade-off between entropy and information.

@article{ac:Ada95c, abstract = {We present a theoretical as well as experimental investigation of a population of self-replicating segments of code subject to random mutation and survival of the fittest. Under the assumption that such a system constitutes a minimal system with characteristics of life, we obtain a number of statements on the evolution of complexity and the trade-off between entropy and information.}, added-at = {2006-07-26T16:59:08.000+0200}, author = {Adami, Christopher}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2584d98dd67d6141ab0bd08f899756816/pietrosperoni}, citeulike-article-id = {437931}, interhash = {a092f3e652f73a8e8ccd92d5ab9e8d70}, intrahash = {584d98dd67d6141ab0bd08f899756816}, journal = {Artficial Life}, keywords = {entropy information avida artificiallife}, pages = {429--438}, priority = {2}, timestamp = {2009-01-07T08:09:00.000+0100}, title = {On Modelling Life}, volume = 1, year = 1995 }