[FRIAM] Formal Definition of Agent Based Model

[Phil Henshaw]

Could Owen's definition allow ABM's having an internal
(self-referential) design, powered by a gradient external to their
design?   That would somewhat model the occurrence of 'emergent cells'
of new systems of relationships that are 'feeding on' rather than being
'determined by' their environments.


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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:friam-bounces at redfish.com] On Behalf Of Marcus G. Daniels
> Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 11:58 AM
> To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group
> Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Formal Definition of Agent Based Model
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> Owen Densmore wrote:
> > If not, we ought to build one, right?
> How about writing ABMs in a functional programming language?
> Then all transitions can be viewed as equations.
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