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Simple mobile agents in a lattice environment self-organize to build connected structures. A critical block density triggers a phase transition, forming a single large structure, indicating self-organized construction principles.

Area of Science:

  • Complex systems
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Self-organization

Background:

  • Mobile agents in cellular environments can follow local rules.
  • Understanding emergent behavior in decentralized systems is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how simple, noncommunicating mobile agents construct connected structures.
  • To analyze the impact of block density on structure formation and identify phase transitions.

Main Methods:

  • Simulating mobile agents in a cellular (lattice) environment.
  • Utilizing purely local rules for agent interaction and construction.
  • Empirically studying the effect of varying block densities on emergent structures.

Main Results:

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  • A percolation-like phase transition was observed with increasing block density.
  • Below a critical density, small disconnected structures form; above it, a single connected structure emerges.
  • Scaling behavior at the transition point provides evidence for criticality.

Conclusions:

  • Block density is a critical factor in self-organized structure formation by mobile agents.
  • Simple local rules can lead to complex, large-scale emergent structures.
  • The findings have implications for swarm intelligence and self-assembling systems.