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| Full Text |  1 Mb |
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| DOI | 10.2172/100116 |
| Title | Simulating living organisms with populations of point vortices |
| Creator/Author | Schmieder, R.W. |
| Publication Date | 1995 Jul 01 |
| OSTI Identifier | OSTI ID: 100116; Legacy ID: DE95017521 |
| Report Number(s) | SAND--95-8527 |
| DOE Contract Number | AC04-94AL85000 |
| DOI | 10.2172/100116 |
| Other Number(s) | Other: ON: DE95017521; TRN: TRN: 95:006662 |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
| Resource Relation | Other Information: PBD: Jul 1995 |
| Research Org | Sandia Labs., Livermore, CA (United States) |
| Sponsoring Org | USDOE, Washington, DC (United States) |
| Subject | 55 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, BASIC STUDIES; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; SIMULATION; MOTION; COLLECTIVE EXCITATIONS; VORTICES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS |
| Description/Abstract | The author has found that time-averaged images of small populations of point vortices can exhibit motions suggestive of the behavior of individual organisms. As an example, the author shows that collections of point vortices confined in a box and subjected to heating can generate patterns that are broadly similar to interspecies defense in certain sea anemones. It is speculated that other simple dynamical systems can be found to produce similar complex organism-like behavior. |
| Country of Publication | United States |
| Language | English |
| Format | Medium: P; Size: 16 p. |
| Availability | OSTI as DE95017521 To purchase this media from NTIS, click here |
| System Entry Date | 2008 Feb 04 |
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