Models, simulations, instantiations, and evidence: The case of digital evolution

Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Artificial Intelligence

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-42

  Pennock, Robert T ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital evolution; Evidence; Instantiation; Modeling; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DIGITAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; VIRTUAL REALITY;

DIGITAL EVOLUTION; EVOLUTIONARY ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS; INSTANTIATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 33847272044     PISSN: 0952813X     EISSN: 13623079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09528130601116113     Document Type: Article

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