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Defensive Spiral Emergence in a Predator-Prey Model
K A Hawick, C J Scogings, H A James |
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| Abstract | |
| We report on emergent spiral patterns generated from a predator-prey rule-based automaton model. We discuss some systematic analysis techniques applied to the patterns and hypothesise that their origin lies in a defensive behaviour that arises from the predator-prey interactions. We believe the emergent patterns from this simple model correspond to similar behaviours in real-world situations where two groups interact across opposing fronts such as military formations. | |