Fractal self-organization of bacteria-inspired agents

Fractals

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 179-195

  Huang, Yufeng ^a   Krumanocker, Ian ^a   Coppens, Marc Olivier ^a  

^a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Agent Based Model; Bacterial Colonies; Dynamic Materials; Fractal; Fractal Growth

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; BACTERIA; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; GROWTH KINETICS; REACTION KINETICS;

ACTIVE MOVEMENTS; AGENT-BASED MODEL; BACTERIAL COLONIES; CELLULAR DIVISION; CHEMICAL NUTRIENTS; DYNAMIC MATERIALS; DYNAMICS PROPERTIES; FRACTAL GROWTH; METABOLIC ENERGY; SELF ORGANIZATIONS;

FRACTALS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84863769027     PISSN: 0218348X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218348X12500168     Document Type: Article

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