Multi-Agent Systems and Simulation: A Survey from an Application Perspective

Simulation and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 53-76

  Troitzsch, Klaus G ^a  

^a University of Koblenz ^*  (Germany)

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DOI: 10.1201/9781420070248-11     Document Type: Chapter

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