title: The emergence of form by replication.
abstract: It is shown with a simple mathematical model that if a system exhibits a given form (a spatial structure) and is put in contact with another system of the same type but in a state of spatial disorder, then under certain conditions their mutual interaction as they evolve in time allows replication of form in the disordered system with a controllable degree of faithfulness.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Pluridisciplinar, Universidad Complutense, Paseo Juan XXIII, 1, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Velarde
authors.forename: V I
authors.initials: VI
authors.lastname: Nekorkin
authors.forename: V B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Kazantsev
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ross
mesh_terms: D005075:Biological Evolution; D005583:Fourier Analysis; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D000069497:Origin of Life; D010363:Pattern Recognition, Automated