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P Automata

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In this paper we discuss P automata, i.e., accepting P systems, using in most cases only communication rules. We briefly describe the most important variants of these systems and report on their important properties, with special emphasis on their computational power and size. We also propose some new topics and problems for future research.

Research supported in part by project “MolCoNet” IST-2001-32008 and the Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (OTKA) Grant No. T 042529.

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  1. Computer and Automation Research Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Kende utca 13-17, 1111, Budapest, Hungary

    Erzsébet Csuhaj-Varjú

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  1. Complex Systems and Artificial Intelligence Research Center, University of Milan–Bicocca, Italy

    Giancarlo Mauri

  2. Institute of Mathematics of the Romanian Academy, PO Box 1-764, 014700, Bucureşti, Romania

    Gheorghe Păun

  3. Research Group on Natural Computing, Department of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, University of Seville, Avda. Reina Mercedes, 41012, Sevilla, Spain

    Mario J. Pérez-Jiménez

  4. Leiden Center of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS), Leiden University, Niels Bohrweg 1, 2333, Leiden, CA, The Netherlands

    Grzegorz Rozenberg

  5. Turku Centre for Computer Science (TUCS), Leminkäisenkatu 14, 20520, Turku, Finland

    Arto Salomaa

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Csuhaj-Varjú, E. (2005). P Automata. In: Mauri, G., Păun, G., Pérez-Jiménez, M.J., Rozenberg, G., Salomaa, A. (eds) Membrane Computing. WMC 2004. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3365. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-31837-8_2

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