Natalio Krasnogor, Steve Gustafson, David A. Pelta, and Jose L. Verdegay (eds): Systems self-assembly: multidisciplinary snapshots

摘要

What are the underlying principles behind self-assembly in nature? Can these principles be exploited to use self-assembly as a bottom-up construction process in human-made technologies? Answering these questions is no easy task and requires a multidisciplinary approach. Researchers across the natural sciences, engineering, and computer science disciplines are investigating how self-assembly is used in natural systems and how it can be used in artificial systems. There is currently no unifying theory of self-assembly, and thus the self-assembly literature is fragmented. Systems Self-Assembly: Multidisciplinary Snapshots provides a unique collection of research focusing on the computational aspects of self-assembly.