[FRIAM] FRIAM book

[Jim Rutt]

good idea.  I'd be willing to do a chapter ... maybe an introductory 
chapter on emergence, or perhaps an applied chapter on agent based models.

=jim rutt


At 04:21 AM 7/28/2006, you wrote:

>The recent discussion about the advances in the field
>of complexity science and Owen's question about a
>sound basis for discussions about complex systems
>caused me to think about the current state of the
>field and its literature. Perhaps a definite book
>is missing. Won't it be an interesting endeavour
>to write one ? Perhaps with Stephen as an editor ?
>A FRIAM book about Agent-Based Modeling, Complex Systems,
>Artificial Life, Evolutionary Computation and Swarm
>Intelligence ? It could cover for instance complex
>networks, complex adaptive systems, basic agent-based
>models, edge of chaos, frozen accidents, path dependence,
>self-organization, types and forms of emergence, swarm
>intelligence,..
>
>-J.
>
>
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