Abstract
Steinberg's theory of sorting is modified by replacing the free energy minimization principle with dynamical equations of a molecular nature. Correct cellular sorting then follows in all cases where the mixture is in a liquid or a near-liquid state. Computer examples are described and discussed, primarily for two dimensional, but also for three dimensional, interactions.
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Greenspan, D. A classical molecular approach to computer simulation of biological sorting. J. Math. Biology 12, 227–235 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00276131
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