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Emergent spatial correlations in stochastically evolving populations

adap-org 2009-10-28 v1 Condensed Matter Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems Pattern Formation and Solitons patt-sol

Abstract

We study the spatial pattern formation and emerging long range correlations in a model of three species coevolving in space and time according to stochastic contact rules. Analytical results for the pair correlation functions, based on a truncation approximation and supported by computer simulations, reveal emergent strategies of survival for minority agents based on selection of patterns. Minority agents exhibit defensive clustering and cooperative behavior close to phase transitions.

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@article{arxiv.adap-org/9610002,
  title  = {Emergent spatial correlations in stochastically evolving populations},
  author = {Marek Grabowski and R. E. Camley},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:adap-org/9610002},
  year   = {2009}
}

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11 pages, 4 figures, Adobe PDF format