Edited by
Natalio Krasnogor, Automated Scheduling, Optimisation, and Planning Research Group, School of Computer Science and IT, University of Nottingham, UK
Steve Gustafson, Automated Scheduling, Optimisation, and Planning Research Group, School of Computer Science and IT, University of Nottingham, UK
David A. Pelta, Depto. de Ciencias de la Computacion e Inteligencia Artificial, E.T.S. de Ingenieria Informatica, Universidad de Granada
Jose L. Verdegay, Depto.de Ciencias de la Computacion e Inteligencia Artifical, E.T.S. de Ingenieria Informatica, Universidad de Granada
Description
Self-assembly is a process that creates complex heirarchical structures through the statistical exploration of alternative configurations.
These processes occur without external intervention. Self-Assembly processes are ubiquitous in nature. Understanding how nature produces
self-assembled systems will represent an enormous leap forward in our technological capabilities. Robustness and versatility are some
of the most important properties of self-assembling natural systems.
Although systems where self-assembly occurs, or which are created
by a self-assembling process, are remarkably vaired, some common principles are starting to be discerned. The unifying thread throughout
the book is the "Computational Nature of Self-Assembling Systems."
Included in series
Studies in Multidisciplinarity
Audience:
Scientists, researchers and post-graduate students, practitioners in industry, engineering and science, managers, decision-makers and policy makers
