Slime mould imitates transport networks in China
A Adamatzky, XS Yang, YX Zhao - International Journal of Intelligent …, 2013 - emerald.com
A Adamatzky, XS Yang, YX Zhao
International Journal of Intelligent Computing and Cybernetics, 2013•emerald.comPurpose–The purpose of this paper is to study the slime mould Physarum polycephalum
Design/methodology/approach–The paper proceeds by representing major urban areas of
China by oat flakes, inoculating the slime mould in Beijing, waiting till the slime mould
colonises all urban areas, or colonises some and cease further propagation, and analysing
the protoplasmic networks formed and comparing with man-made motorway network and
planar proximity graphs. Findings Findings–Laboratory experiments found that P …
Design/methodology/approach–The paper proceeds by representing major urban areas of
China by oat flakes, inoculating the slime mould in Beijing, waiting till the slime mould
colonises all urban areas, or colonises some and cease further propagation, and analysing
the protoplasmic networks formed and comparing with man-made motorway network and
planar proximity graphs. Findings Findings–Laboratory experiments found that P …
Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to study the slime mould Physarum polycephalum
Design/methodology/approach
– The paper proceeds by representing major urban areas of China by oat flakes, inoculating the slime mould in Beijing, waiting till the slime mould colonises all urban areas, or colonises some and cease further propagation, and analysing the protoplasmic networks formed and comparing with man-made motorway network and planar proximity graphs. Findings
Findings
– Laboratory experiments found that P. polycephalum
Originality/value
– The paper demonstrated the strong component of transport system built by slime mould of P. polycephalum
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