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ArticleScientific reports2016

Artificial Life in Quantum Technologies.

Unai Alvarez-Rodriguez, Mikel Sanz, Lucas Lamata, Enrique Solano

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Article in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Unai Alvarez-RodriguezDepartment of Physical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Apartado 644, 48080 Bilbao, Spain.
Mikel SanzDepartment of Physical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Apartado 644, 48080 Bilbao, Spain.
Lucas LamataDepartment of Physical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Apartado 644, 48080 Bilbao, Spain.
Enrique SolanoDepartment of Physical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Apartado 644, 48080 Bilbao, Spain.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We develop a quantum information protocol that models the biological behaviours of individuals living in a natural selection scenario. The artificially engineered evolution of the quantum living units shows the fundamental features of life in a common environment, such as self-replication, mutation, interaction of individuals, and death. We propose how to mimic these bio-inspired features in a quantum-mechanical formalism, which allows for an experimental implementation achievable with current quantum platforms. This study paves the way for the realization of artificial life and embodied evolution with quantum technologies.

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Biological EvolutionModels, TheoreticalQuantum TheorySelection, GeneticAlgorithmsComputer SimulationEnvironmentHumansMutation

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PMID26853918
PMCPMC4745074

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