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The Oxford Handbook of Membrane Computing
Edited by Gheorghe Paun, Grzegorz Rozenberg, and Arto Salomaa
696 pages
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95 illustrations
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246x171mm
978-0-19-955667-0
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Hardback
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24 December 2009
Price:
£99.00 £49.50
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- Comprehensive presentation of membrane computing
- Professionally written, by the leading authors in this area
- Covers both theory and application
- Comprehensive bibliography
- Full background provided (both biology and computer science)
Part of the broader research field of natural computing, Membrane Computing is an area within computing science that aims to abstract computing ideas and models from the structure and functioning of living cells, as well as from the way the cells are organized in tissues or higher order structures. It studies models of computation (known as P systems) inspired by the biochemistry of cells, in particular by the role of membranes in the compartmentalization of living cells into "protected reactors".
This handbook provides both a comprehensive survey of available knowledge and established research topics, and a guide to recent
developments in the field, covering the subject from theory to applications. The handbook is suitable both for introducing novices to this area of research, and as a main source of reference for active researchers. It sets out the necessary biological and formal background, with the introductory chapter serving as a gentle introduction to and overview of membrane computing. Individual chapters, written by leading researchers in membrane computing, present the state of the art of all main research trends and include extensive bibliographies.
Readership: The handbook will be of relevance and use to researchers and students in computer science, mathematics, and biology, particularly to those interested in
natural computing. It provides supporting material for general courses and specialized seminars in membrane computing, and will be an essential addition to the libraries of researchers and students of natural computing.
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Edited by Gheorghe Paun, Senior researcher, Romanian Academy, Grzegorz Rozenberg, Professor, Leiden University, The Netherlands, and Arto Salomaa, Professor, Turku University, Finland Contributors:
A. Alhazov; I.I. Ardelean; F. Bernardini; D. Besozzi; M. Cavaliere; P. Cazzaniga; R. Ceterchi ; G. Ciobanu; E. Csuhaj-Varjú; D. Díaz-Pernil; C. Ferretti; R. Freund; P. Frisco; M. Gheorghe; C. Graciani; M.A. Gutiérrez-Naranjo; O.H. Ibarra; J. Kleijn; M. Koutny; N. Krasnogor; S.N. Krishna; A. Leporati; V. Manca; G. Mauri; T.Y. Nishida; M. Oswald; A. Paun; Gh. Paun; M.J. Pérez-Jiménez; I. Pérez-Hurtado; D. Pescini;
A. Riscos-Núñez; Y. Rogozhin; F.J. Romero-Campero; Á. Romero-Jiménez; G. Rozenberg; A. Salomaa; D. Sburlan; T. Shiotani; P. Sosík; Y. Takahashi; G. Vaszil; S. Verlan; D. Woods; S. Woodworth; H.-C. Yen; C. Zandron
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Preface
Contents
1: Gh. Păun & G. Rozenberg: An introduction to and an overview of membrane computing
2: D. Besozzi & I.I. Ardelean: Cell biology for membrane computing
3: Gh. Păun, G. Rozenberg & A. Salomaa: Computability elements for membrane computing
4: R. Freund, O.H. Ibarra, A. Păun, P. Sosík, & H.-C. Yen: Catalytic P systems
5: R. Freund, A. Alhazov, Y. Rogozhin, & S. Verlan: Communication P systems
6: E. Csuhaj-Varjú, M. Oswald, & G. Vaszil: P automata
7: C. Ferretti, G. Mauri, & C. Zandron: P systems with string objects
8: S. Verlan & P. Frisco: Splicing P systems
9: F. Bernardini & M. Gheorghe: Tissue and population P systems
10: P. Frisco: Conformon P systems
11: Gh. Păun: Active membranes
12: M.J. Pérez-Jiménez, A. Riscos-Núñez, Á. Romero-Jiménez, & D. Woods: Complexity - Membrane division, membrane creation
13: O.H. Ibarra, A. Leporati, A. Păun, & S. Woodworth: Spiking neural P systems
14: M. Cavaliere, S.N. Krishna, A. Păun, & Gh. Păun: P systems with objects on membranes
15: J. Kleijn & M. Koutny: Petri nets and membrane computing
16: G. Ciobanu: Semantics of P systems
17: D. Díaz-Pernil, C. Graciani, M.A. Gutiérrez-Naranjo, I. Pérez-Hurtado, & M.J. Pérez-Jiménez: Software for P systems
18: P. Cazzaniga, M. Gheorghe, N. Krasnogor, G. Mauri, D. Pescini, & F.J. Romero-Campero: Probabilistic/stochastic models
19: V. Manca: Fundamentals of metabolic P systems
20: V. Manca: Metabolic P dynamics
21: T.Y. Nishida, T. Shiotani, & Y. Takahashi: Membrane algorithms
22: R. Ceterchi & D. Sburlan: Membrane computing and computer science
23: Other developments
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