# Flow-Lenia: Towards open-ended evolution in cellular automata through mass conservation and parameter localization

*Source* · `src-plantec-2023-flow-lenia` · status: **n/a**

| field | value |
|---|---|
| kind | Peer-reviewed paper |
| authors | Erwan Plantec, Gautier Hamon, Mayalen Etcheverry, Pierre-Yves Oudeyer, Clement Moulin-Frier, Bert Wang-Chak Chan |
| venue | ALIFE 2023 |
| date | 2022-12-14 |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2212.07906 |
| arxiv | 2212.07906 |
| accessed | 2026-10-24 |
| notes | Mass-conserving Lenia where rule parameters are carried by matter, so multiple species with different local rules coexist, interact and mix. |

## Backlinks (computed)

**cited by:** [Continuous cellular automata and foundation-model search for artificial life](../technique/continuous-alife-and-asal.md)

## Citation

Erwan Plantec, Gautier Hamon, Mayalen Etcheverry, Pierre-Yves Oudeyer, Clement Moulin-Frier, Bert Wang-Chak Chan (2022-12-14). *Flow-Lenia: Towards open-ended evolution in cellular automata through mass conservation and parameter localization*. ALIFE 2023 https://arxiv.org/abs/2212.07906

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