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Author Miller, John H. (John Howard), 1959- author.

Title Complex adaptive systems : an introduction to computational models of social life / John H. Miller and Scott E. Page
Published Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2007

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Description 1 online resource (xix, 263 pages) : illustrations
Series Princeton studies in complexity
Princeton studies in complexity.
Contents pt. 1. INTRODUCTION. Introduction -- Complexity in social worlds -- pt. 2. PRELIMINARIES. Modeling -- On emergence -- pt. 3. COMPUTATIONAL MODELING. Computation as theory -- Why agent-based objects? -- pt. 4. MODELS OF COMPLEX ADAPTIVE SOCIAL SYSTEMS. A basic framework -- Complex adaptive social systems in one dimension -- Social dynamics -- Evolving automata -- Some fundamentals of organizational decision making -- pt. 5. CONCLUSIONS. Social science in between -- Epilogue -- Appendixes. A. An open agenda for complex adaptive social systems -- B. Practices for computational modeling
Summary This book provides the first clear, comprehensive, and accessible account of complex adaptive social systems, by two of the field's leading authorities. Such systems--whether political parties, stock markets, or ant colonies--present some of the most intriguing theoretical and practical challenges confronting the social sciences. Engagingly written, and balancing technical detail with intuitive explanations, Complex Adaptive Systems focuses on the key tools and ideas that have emerged in the field since the mid-1990s, as well as the techniques needed to investigate such systems. It provides a detailed introduction to concepts such as emergence, self-organized criticality, automata, networks, diversity, adaptation, and feedback. It also demonstrates how complex adaptive systems can be explored using methods ranging from mathematics to computational models of adaptive agents
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-260) and index
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Subject Social systems -- Mathematical models
Social sciences -- Mathematical models
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Methodology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
Social sciences -- Mathematical models
Social systems -- Mathematical models
Empirische Sozialforschung
Datenanalyse
Adaptives System
Soziales System
Computersimulation
Soziologische Theorie
Sociale relaties.
Computermodellen.
Sozialverhalten -- Simulation.
Soziales System -- Simulation.
Ciências sociais (modelos matemáticos)
Samhällsvetenskap.
Matematiska modeller.
Systemteori.
Scienze sociali -- modelli matematici.
Modelli matematici -- applicazioni.
Form Electronic book
Author Page, Scott E., author.
ISBN 9781400835522
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9781282458116
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9781282936355
9786612458118
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9786612936357
6612936355