@article {519,
	title = {Efficient computation in rational-valued P systems},
	journal = {Mathematical Structures in Computer Science},
	volume = {19},
	year = {2009},
	pages = {1125-1139},
	publisher = {Cambridge University Press },
	abstract = {In this paper, we describe a new representation for deterministic rational-valued P systems that allows us to form a bridge between membrane computing and linear algebra. On the one hand, we prove that an efficient computation for these P systems can be described using linear algebra techniques. In particular, we show that the computation for getting a configuration in such P systems can be carried out by multiplying appropriate matrices. On the other hand, we also show that membrane computing techniques can be used to get the nth power of a given matrix.},
	issn = {0960-1295 },
	url = {http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online\&aid=6798448},
	author = {Nadia Busi and Miguel A. Guti{\'e}rrez-Naranjo and Mario J. P{\'e}rez-Jim{\'e}nez}
}
