TY - JOUR
T1 - Physarum solver
T2 - A biologically inspired method of road-network navigation
AU - Tero, Atsushi
AU - Kobayashi, Ryo
AU - Nakagaki, Toshiyuki
N1 - Funding Information:
R. K. is supported by Grant-in-aid for Scientific Research No. 16654017 of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. T. N. is supported by Grant-in-aid for Scientific Research No. 15300098 of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
PY - 2006/4/15
Y1 - 2006/4/15
N2 - We have proposed a mathematical model for the adaptive dynamics of the transport network in an amoeba-like organism, the true slime mold Physarum polycephalum. The model is based on physiological observations of this species, but can also be used for path-finding in the complicated networks of mazes and road maps. In this paper, we describe the physiological basis and the formulation of the model, as well as the results of simulations of some complicated networks. The path-finding method used by Physarum is a good example of cellular computation.
AB - We have proposed a mathematical model for the adaptive dynamics of the transport network in an amoeba-like organism, the true slime mold Physarum polycephalum. The model is based on physiological observations of this species, but can also be used for path-finding in the complicated networks of mazes and road maps. In this paper, we describe the physiological basis and the formulation of the model, as well as the results of simulations of some complicated networks. The path-finding method used by Physarum is a good example of cellular computation.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.physa.2006.01.053
DO - 10.1016/j.physa.2006.01.053
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33645168074
SN - 0378-4371
VL - 363
SP - 115
EP - 119
JO - Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
JF - Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
IS - 1
ER -