A C Library for Simulating P Systems

Issue title: Membrane Computing (WMC-CdeA2001)

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Nicolau Jr, Dan V | Solana, Gerardin | Fulga, Florin | Nicolau, Dan V

Affiliations: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Melbourne, Parkville, 3052 VICTORIA, Australia | Swinburne University, Hawthorn, 3122 VICTORIA, Australia

Abstract: The present paper describes an ANSI C library which has been developed to facilitate the implementation and simulation of P systems on a computer. Simple data structures are proposed which permit the representation of membranes and their associated objects, and facilities are provided for implementing both "active" and "non-active" membrane systems, including actions for dissolving a membrane, dividing an existing membrane and creating a new membrane.

Keywords: P systems, Software, Membranes, Simulation

Journal: Fundamenta Informaticae, vol. 49, no. 1-3, pp. 241-248, 2002