Structure-generating mechanisms in agent-based models

The emergence of dynamical structures in multi-agent systems is analysed. Three different mechanisms are identified, namely: (1) sensitive-dependence (in the agent dynamics) and convex coupling, (2) sensitive-dependence and extremal dynamics and (3) interaction through a collectively generated field. The dynamical origin of the emergent structures is traced back either to a modification, by interaction, of the Lyapunov spectrum or to multistable dynamics.

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Year of publication:	2001
Authors:	Mendes, R. Vilela
Published in:	Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. - Elsevier, ISSN 0378-4371. - Vol. 295.2001, 3, p. 537-561
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Structures \| Self-organization \| Agents

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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