Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2005, Volume 3630/2005, 159-168, DOI: 10.1007/11553090_17

Topology Changes Enable Reaction-Diffusion to Generate Forms

Shuhei Miyashita and Satoshi Murata

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Abstract

This paper demonstrates some examples that show the ability of reaction-diffusion mechanism to code the curvature of forms of multi-cellular systems. The simulation model consists of two layers: the first generates reaction-diffusion waves and the second diffuses chemical substances. The results show that topology changes feedback information to the reaction-diffusion mechanism allowing the control of the morphogenetic process.

Keywords  morphogenesis - reaction-diffusion - geometric topology

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