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Optimal Seeding and Self-Reproduction from a Mathematical Point of View

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Rita Gitik

Artificial Intelligence · Submitted 20 Jun 2018

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The authors' main claim We provide an alternative definition of a generation system and give a complete solution to the problem of finding optimal seeds for a finite self-replicating system.

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CitationRita Gitik. "Optimal Seeding and Self-Reproduction from a Mathematical Point of View." arXiv:1806.09506 (2018). https://pith.science/paper/72HCXDTB
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P. Kabamba developed generation theory as a tool for studying self-reproducing systems. We provide an alternative definition of a generation system and give a complete solution to the problem of finding optimal seeds for a finite self-replicating system. We also exhibit examples illustrating a connection between self-replication and fixed-point theory.

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s2 We provide an alternative definition of a generation system and give a complete solution to the problem of finding optimal seeds for a finite self-replicating system. contribution 0.98 0.96 0.73 asserted 1.00
s3 We also exhibit examples illustrating a connection between self-replication and fixed-point theory. contribution 0.64 0.91 0.11 asserted 1.00

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P. Kabamba developed generation theory as a tool for studying self-reproducing systems. We provide an alternative definition of a generation system and give a complete solution to the problem of finding optimal seeds for a finite self-replicating system. We also exhibit examples illustrating a connection between self-replication and fixed-point theory.

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