Growing Artificial Societies Social Science from the Bottom Up |
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| Author:
| Epstein, Joshua M.
Axtell, Robert L. |
| Series title: | Complex Adaptive Systems Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-262-05053-1 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 1996 |
| Publisher: | MIT Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $67.50 |
Book Description:
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How do social structures and group behaviours arise from the interaction of individuals? Growing Artificial Societies approaches this question with computer simulation techniques. Fundamental collective behaviours such as group formation, cultural transmission, combat and trade are seen to emerge from the interaction of individual agents following a few simple rules.
How do social structures and group behaviours arise from the interaction of individuals? Growing Artificial Societies approaches this question with computer simulation techniques. Fundamental collective behaviours such as group formation, cultural transmission, combat and trade are seen to emerge from the interaction of individual agents following a few simple rules.