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An Architecture for Modelling Emergence in CA-Like Systems

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Advances in Artificial Life (ECAL 2005)

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We consider models of emergence, adding downward causation to conventional models where causation permeates from low-level elements to high-level behaviour. We describe an architecture and prototype simulation medium for tagging and modelling emergent features in CA-like systems. This is part of ongoing work on engineering emergence.

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  1. Department of Computer Science, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK

    Fiona Polack, Susan Stepney & Heather Turner

  2. Computing Laboratory, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NF, UK

    Peter Welch & Fred Barnes

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Natural Computation Group, University of Kent, CT2 7NF, Canterbury, UK

    Mathieu S. Capcarrère

  2. Computing Laboratory and Centre for BioMedical Informatics, University of Kent, CT2 7NF, Canterbury, UK

    Alex A. Freitas

  3. Computer Science Department, University College London, London, UK

    Peter J. Bentley

  4. Computing Laboratory, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK

    Colin G. Johnson

  5. Department of Electronics, University of York, YO10 5DD, Heslington, York, UK

    Jon Timmis

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Polack, F., Stepney, S., Turner, H., Welch, P., Barnes, F. (2005). An Architecture for Modelling Emergence in CA-Like Systems. In: Capcarrère, M.S., Freitas, A.A., Bentley, P.J., Johnson, C.G., Timmis, J. (eds) Advances in Artificial Life. ECAL 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 3630. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11553090_44

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