Overview
- Offers in-depth insights and first-hand working experiences in the production of art works, using simple computational models with rich morphological behaviour, at the edge of mathematics, computer science, physics and biology
- Organically combines ground breaking scientific discoveries in the theory of computation and complex systems with artistic representations of the research results
- Presented in a lively and easily accessible manner, lavishly illustrated with visually attractive examples
- Fascinating, colourful book devoted to the beauty of cellular automata
Part of the book series: Emergence, Complexity and Computation (ECC, volume 20)
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Table of contents (30 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
This fascinating, colourful book offers in-depth insights and first-hand working experiences in the production of art works, using simple computational models with rich morphological behaviour, at the edge of mathematics, computer science, physics and biology. It organically combines ground breaking scientific discoveries in the theory of computation and complex systems with artistic representations of the research results. In this appealing book mathematicians, computer scientists, physicists, and engineers brought together marvelous and esoteric patterns generated by cellular automata, which are arrays of simple machines with complex behavior. Configurations produced by cellular automata uncover mechanics of dynamic patterns formation, their propagation and interaction in natural systems: heart pacemaker, bacterial membrane proteins, chemical rectors, water permeation in soil, compressed gas, cell division, population dynamics, reaction-diffusion media and self-organisation.
The book inspires artists to take on cellular automata as a tool of creativity and it persuades scientists to convert their research results into the works of art.
The book is lavishly illustrated with visually attractive examples, presented in a lively and easily accessible manner.
Reviews
“The authors succinctly describe the core ideas of the automata used to generate the beautiful images, and some of the interesting explorations that led to the particular calculations behind the images included in the book. … The images and the reference list together make the book a valuable starting point for those interested in the theory or the art, or those who simply want to find websites where these fascinating ideas can be explored and images created.” (D. T. Barnard, Computing Reviews, April, 2016)
“Cellular automata (CA) are discrete time dynamical systems that consist of a regular grid of cells. … It is primarily a collection of nice pictures that were generated by CA. … the book should inspire the scientist to present his or her work in a pleasing and graphically attractive way, and it should invite artists to explore the possibilities to be creative with CA. … this is a survey that can get you started to explore a catchy subject.” (Megan Patnott, MAA Reviews, maa.org, August, 2016)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Andrew Adamatzky is a professor at the Department of Computer Science and Director of the Unconventional Computing Centre, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK. He does research in reaction-diffusion computing, cellular automata, massive parallel computation, collective intelligence, bionics, complexity, non-linear science, novel hardware.
Genaro J Martinez is a professor at the School of Computer Sciences, National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico City, Mexico and visiting fellow at the Unconventional Computing Centre, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK. His does research in cellular automata, unconventional computing, artificial life, complex systems, and swarm robotics.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Designing Beauty: The Art of Cellular Automata
Editors: Andrew Adamatzky, Genaro J. Martínez
Series Title: Emergence, Complexity and Computation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27270-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-27269-6Published: 05 February 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-80105-6Published: 31 March 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-27270-2Published: 05 January 2016
Series ISSN: 2194-7287
Series E-ISSN: 2194-7295
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 191
Number of Illustrations: 68 b/w illustrations, 60 illustrations in colour
Topics: Complexity, Popular Science, general, Arts, Applications of Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos Theory, Mathematical and Computational Biology, Artificial Intelligence