Agent-Based Model
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for the computer simulation of [[Complex_System|complex systems]]. | for the computer simulation of [[Complex_System|complex systems]]. | ||
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An agent-based model is a computational model in which every participant in a system | An agent-based model is a computational model in which every participant in a system | ||
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they interact (the rules). As Bonabeau says in his paper about | they interact (the rules). As Bonabeau says in his paper about | ||
[http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/99/suppl_3/7280 agent-based modeling] | [http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/99/suppl_3/7280 agent-based modeling] | ||
| - | + | "at the simplest level, an agent-based model consists of a system of agents and the relationships | |
| - | between them | + | between them". ABMs are the equivalent to games in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_theory game theory]. |
A strategic game in game theory consists of a set of players, a set of moves (or strategies) available | A strategic game in game theory consists of a set of players, a set of moves (or strategies) available | ||
to those players, and a specification of payoffs for each combination of strategies. | to those players, and a specification of payoffs for each combination of strategies. | ||
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understand [[Complex System|complex systems]], and they enable the user to run | understand [[Complex System|complex systems]], and they enable the user to run | ||
large scale virtual experiments without altering the corresponding real [[System|system]]. | large scale virtual experiments without altering the corresponding real [[System|system]]. | ||
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== Ingredients == | == Ingredients == | ||
