We present a novel form of Liquid Automata, using this to simulate autopoiesis, whereby living machines self-organise in the physical realm. This simulation is based on an earlier Cellular Automaton described by Francisco Varela. The basis of Liquid Automata is a particle simulation with additional rules about how particles are transformed on collision with other particles. Unlike cellular automata, there is no fixed grid or time-step, only particles moving about and colliding with each other in a continuous space/time.

翻译：我们提出了一种新型液态自动机，并利用其模拟自创生过程——即生命机器在物理领域中的自组织现象。该模拟基于弗朗西斯科·瓦雷拉此前描述的元胞自动机模型。液态自动机的基础是粒子模拟，并附加了粒子相互碰撞时如何转化的规则。与元胞自动机不同，液态自动机没有固定网格或时间步长，仅存在粒子在连续时空中的运动与碰撞。