Computational simulation as theoretical experiment

Journal of Mathematical Sociology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 209-232

  Edmonds, Bruce ^a   Hales, David ^b  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agent based; Context; Exchange; Experiment; Segregation; Simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 23744467519     PISSN: 0022250X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222500590921283     Document Type: Review

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