Membrane Computing : An Introduction (Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002)

Like quantum computing or DNA computing, membrane computing is an unconventional model of computation associated with a new computing paradigm.

The field of membrane computing was initiated in 1998 by the author of this book; it is a branch of natural computing inspired by the structure and functioning of the living cell and devises distributed parallel computing models in the form of membrane systems, also called P systems. This book is the first monograph surveying the new field in a systematic and coherent way.

It presents the central notions and results: the main classes of P systems, the main results about their computational power and efficiency, a complete bibliography, and a series of open problems and research topics.

Thus, the book is indispensible reading for anybody interested in molecular computing.