The use of models - Making MABS more informative

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)

Volumn 1979, Issue , 2001, Pages 15-32

  Edmonds, Bruce ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSTRACTING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

DIRECT MODELLING; INFORMATIVE NESS; MODELLING PROCESS; MULTI AGENT BASED SIMULATIONS; TARGET SYSTEMS;

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 84957019932     PISSN: 03029743     EISSN: 16113349     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/3-540-44561-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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