The emergence of autocatalytic sets of molecules seems to have played an important role in the origin of life, allowing a sustainable systems’ growth and reproduction. Several frameworks have been proposed, one of the most recent and promising being that of RAF (Reflexively Autocatalytic-Food generated) sets. As it often happens when topological properties only are taken into account, RAFs are however only potentially able of supporting continuous growth. Dynamics can also play a significant role: it is shown here how dynamical interactions may sometimes lead to unexpected behaviors.
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Villani, M., Filisetti, A., Nadini, M., & Serra, R. (2016). On the dynamics of autocatalytic cycles in protocell models. In Communications in Computer and Information Science (Vol. 587, pp. 92–105). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32695-5_9
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