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  • 1Department of General Systems Sciences, The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, 3-8-1 Komaba, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan. ksk@sacral.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp

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Competition within self-replicating loops forms a hypercycle-like network. This system generates spiral patterns where complex loops emerge and thrive at species boundaries, demonstrating micro-macro scale interactions.

Area of Science:

  • Complex systems
  • Theoretical biology
  • Network science

Background:

  • Self-replicating systems are fundamental to life.
  • Understanding emergent spatial patterns from local interactions is a key challenge.
  • Hypercycle networks offer a model for cooperation and competition in replicators.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate a model of self-replicating loops with multi-layered interactions.
  • To analyze the formation of global spatial patterns and local replication dynamics.
  • To explore the emergence of novel replicators at species boundaries.

Main Methods:

  • Computational modeling of self-replicating loops.
  • Analysis of interaction rules and network formation.
  • Simulation of spatial pattern emergence and replication dynamics.

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Main Results:

  • Competition leads to hypercycle-like network structures.
  • Multi-layered interactions generate global spiral patterns and local replication.
  • New, more complex self-replicating loops emerge at boundaries between species.
  • Larger, slower replicators persist longer in boundary regions.

Conclusions:

  • Micro-scale interactions drive macro-scale spatial pattern formation in replicator systems.
  • Macro-scale patterns feedback to influence micro-scale replication dynamics.
  • The model provides insights into the evolution of complexity and spatial organization in self-replicating systems.