Some insights into the emergence of agent-based modelling

Journal of Simulation

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 163-169

  Heath, B L ^a   Hill, R R ^b  

^a Wright State University   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

agent based modelling; computers; cybernetics chaos; emergence; simulation

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; COMPUTERS; CYBERNETICS; SIMULATION PLATFORM;

AGENT-BASED MODELLING; COMPLEX ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; EMERGENCE; SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENT; SIMULATION; SIMULATION ANALYSIS TOOLS; SYSTEMS THINKING;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS;

EID: 77956323586     PISSN: 17477778     EISSN: 17477786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jos.2010.16     Document Type: Article

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