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Self-Replicating Mechanical Universal Turing Machine
Ralph P. Lano
This paper presents the implementation of a self-replicating finite-state machine (FSM) and a self-replicating Turing Machine (TM) using bio-inspired mechanisms. Building on previo…
Self-folding Self-replication
Ralph P. Lano
Inspired by protein folding, we explored the construction of three-dimensional structures and machines from one-dimensional chains of simple building blocks. This approach not only…
Mechanical Self-replication
Ralph P. Lano
This study presents a theoretical model for a self-replicating mechanical system inspired by biological processes within living cells and supported by computer simulations. The mod…
Towards a Self-Replicating Turing Machine
Ralph P. Lano
We provide partial implementations of von Neumann's universal constructor and universal copier, starting out with three types of simple building blocks using minimal assumptions. U…
Gravitational Phase Transition in Neutron Stars
R. P. Lano
The possibility of a gravitational phase transition, especially with respect to neutron stars is investigated. First, a semiclassical treatment is given, predicting a gravitational…
Yang-Mills, Gravity, and String Symmetries
Thomas Branson, R. P. Lano, V. G. J. Rodgers
In this work we use constructs from the dual space of the semi-direct product of the Virasoro algebra and the affine Lie algebra of a circle to write a theory of gravitation which…
Yang-Mills, Gravity, and 2D String Symmetries
R. P. Lano, V. G. J. Rodgers
It is well known that by using the infinite dimensional symmetries that issue from string theories, one can build 2D geometric field theories. These 2D field theories can be identi…
Gravitational Meissner Effect
R. P. Lano
The gravitational analogue of the electromagnetic Meissner effect is investigated. Starting from the post-Newtonian approximation to general relativity we arrive at gravitational L…