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Author Namatame, Akira, 1950-

Title Adaptation and evolution in collective systems / Akira Namatame.

Publication Info. Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific, [2006]
©2006

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 357 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium monochrome
Description text file
Series Advances in natural computation ; v. 5
Advances in natural computation ; v. 5.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-352) and index.
Contents 1. Introduction to collective systems -- 2. Introduction to game theory and evolutionary games -- 3. Social interactions and social games -- 4. Micro-macro dynamics -- 5. Knowledge transaction games -- 6. Gains from diversity -- 7. Selective interaction and reinforcement of preference -- 8. Give-and-take in social interaction -- 9. Collective evolution of behavioral rules -- 10. Collective evolution of synchronized behavioral rules.
Summary Self-contained and unified in presentation, this invaluable book provides a broad introduction to the fascinating subject of many-body collective systems with adapting and evolving agents. The coverage includes game theoretic systems, multi-agent systems, and large-scale socio-economic systems of individual optimizing agents. The diversity and scope of such systems have been steadily growing in computer science, economics, social sciences, physics, and biology.
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Subject Self-organizing systems -- Mathematical models.
Self-organizing systems.
Mathematical models.
Collective behavior -- Mathematical models.
Collective behavior.
Coevolution -- Mathematical models.
Coevolution.
Intelligent agents (Computer software)
Intelligent agents (Computer software)
System theory -- Mathematical models.
System theory -- Mathematical models.
System theory.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Added Author World Scientific (Firm)
Other Form: Print version: Namatame, Akira. Adaptation and Evolution in Collective Systems. Singapore : World Scientific Publishing Company, ©2006 9789812568564
ISBN 9812773223 (electronic book)
9789812773227 (electronic book)