Invariance and universality in social agent-based simulations

被引:40
作者
Cioffi-Revilla, C [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Colorado, Dept Polit Sci, Boulder, CO 80309 USA
[2] Univ Colorado, Colorado Ctr Chaos & Complex, Boulder, CO 80309 USA
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D O I
10.1073/pnas.082081499
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Agent-based simulation models have a promising future in the social sciences, from political science to anthropology, economics, and sociology. To realize their full scientific potential, however, these models must address a set of key problems, such as the number of interacting agents and their geometry, network topology, time calibration, phenomenological calibration, structural stability, power laws, and other substantive and methodological issues. This paper discusses and highlights these problems and outlines some solutions.
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页码:7314 / 7316
页数:3
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