Norm creation, spreading and emergence: A survey of simulation models of norms in multi-agent systems

Multiagent and Grid Systems

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-54

  Savarimuthu, Bastin Tony Roy ^a   Cranefield, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

agents; multi agent systems; Norms; simulations; survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 81855187777     PISSN: 15741702     EISSN: 18759076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/MGS-2011-0167     Document Type: Article

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