Short range and long range coupling in stochastic functional self organization

✍ Scribed by Claudiu Vasile Giuraniuc; Sorinel Adrian Oprişan

• Book ID: 104337609
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1999
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 122 KB
• Volume: 259
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0375-9601
• DOI: 10.1016/s0375-9601(99)00437-5

✦ Synopsis

A new stochastic model for the stochastic functional self-organization is proposed. Our model does not require any hierarchical decision maker or direct communication between the indiÕiduals in order to organize the enÕironment. The enÕironment is a two-dimensional rectangular lattice with a number of initially random distributed physical objects which have to be sorted by some indiÕiduals -random-walk like robots. The goal of the system's dynamics is to organize, i.e. to Ž . sort, the physical objects in order to form some well defined lattice structures clusters or even more general texture .

We present some theoretical arguments and numerical simulations to support the idea that our new algorithm represents a powerful tool in studying collectiÕe sorting.