Multi-Agent Systems and Simulation: A Survey from the Agent Community’s Perspective

Simulation and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 3-51

  Michel, Fabien ^a   Ferber, Jacques ^a   Drogoul, Alexis ^b  

^a LIRMM   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

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DOI: 10.1201/9781420070248-10     Document Type: Chapter

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