%0 Journal Article %1 beer-autopoiesis-game-life-2015 %A Beer, Randall D. %D 2015 %I MIT Press - Journals %J Artificial Life %K alife autopoiesis %N 1 %P 1--19 %R 10.1162/artl_a_00143 %T Characterizing Autopoiesis in the Game of Life %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/ARTL_a_00143 %V 21 %X Abstract Maturana and Varelaʼs concept of autopoiesis defines the essential organization of living systems and serves as a foundation for their biology of cognition and the enactive approach to cognitive science. As an initial step toward a more formal analysis of autopoiesis, this article investigates its application to the compact, recurrent spatiotemporal patterns that arise in Conwayʼs Game-of-Life cellular automaton. In particular, we demonstrate how such entities can be formulated as self-constructing networks of interdependent processes that maintain their own boundaries. We then characterize the specific organizations of several such entities, suggest a way to simplify the descriptions of these organizations, and briefly consider the transformation of such organizations over time.

@article{beer-autopoiesis-game-life-2015, abstract = {Abstract Maturana and Varelaʼs concept of autopoiesis defines the essential organization of living systems and serves as a foundation for their biology of cognition and the enactive approach to cognitive science. As an initial step toward a more formal analysis of autopoiesis, this article investigates its application to the compact, recurrent spatiotemporal patterns that arise in Conwayʼs Game-of-Life cellular automaton. In particular, we demonstrate how such entities can be formulated as self-constructing networks of interdependent processes that maintain their own boundaries. We then characterize the specific organizations of several such entities, suggest a way to simplify the descriptions of these organizations, and briefly consider the transformation of such organizations over time.}, added-at = {2015-04-01T13:21:25.000+0200}, author = {Beer, Randall D.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2f903d0fb269d4da791272518d7969cdd/mhwombat}, doi = {10.1162/artl_a_00143}, interhash = {b321da9128fe4fe7dce6751195254cc8}, intrahash = {f903d0fb269d4da791272518d7969cdd}, journal = {Artificial Life}, keywords = {alife autopoiesis}, month = feb, number = 1, pages = {1--19}, publisher = {{MIT} Press - Journals}, timestamp = {2016-07-12T19:25:30.000+0200}, title = {Characterizing Autopoiesis in the Game of Life}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/ARTL_a_00143}, volume = 21, year = 2015 }