77th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics (November 24, 2024 — November 26, 2024)

V2690291: Diffusiophoretic Symphony: Creating Chemotactic Movements in Lenia

Authors
  • Ethan Coleman, University of Colorado, Boulder
  • Siamak Mirfendereski, University of Colorado Boulder
  • Ankur Gupta, University of Colorado, Boulder
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/APS.DFD.2024.GFM.V2690291

Artificial life is a field of study which uses theoretical rules to create life-like phenomena. Lenia is a cellular automata which was designed for this purpose. These rules are often simple, and the results demonstrate the beauty of how complexity often arises from simplicity. Diffusiophoresis serves as a physical explanation for chemotactic movement, an important phenomena observed in biology. We incorporate diffusiophoresis into Lenia, and investigate the beauty that arises at the intersection of artificial life and physics.

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