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Genetic algorithm (Holland 92). Gens implementing a “decision tree” that indicates the strategy given the last three payoffs. The strategies always evolve to something near TFT. Sexual reproduction helps the search process. text/html 2008-08-11T17:14:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki-upstream/doku.php?id=geopro:pedro:books:darwin&rev=1218474876&do=diff The Origin of Species p. 101: Quando são pouco numerosos os indivíduos de uma espécie, todos, quaisquer que sejam suas qualidades, serão levados a reproduzir-se, o que impedirá efetivamente a seleção. p 103: As condições de vida são, segundo meu ponto de vista, altamente importantes quanto à produção de variabilidade, dada sua influência sobre o sistema reprodutor. text/html 2008-03-10T16:22:17+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki-upstream/doku.php?id=geopro:pedro:books:dhps&rev=1205166137&do=diff Dynamics in Human and Primate Societies: Agent-Based Modeling of Social and Spatial Processes Timothy A. Kohler and George G. Gumerman (Editors) Anasazi subsistence considerations alone do not fully explain the Anasazi’s departure, and that institutional or other cultural factors were likely involved. text/html 2008-04-23T19:24:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki-upstream/doku.php?id=geopro:pedro:books:docs&rev=1208978669&do=diff Dynamics of Complex Systems Yaneer Bar-Yam html Introduction Qualitatively, to understand the behavior of a complex system we must understand not only the behavior of the parts but how they act together to form the behavior of the whole. It is because text/html 2008-05-21T15:28:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki-upstream/doku.php?id=geopro:pedro:books:dw&rev=1211383726&do=diff Distributed Work Pamela Hinds, Sara Kiesler, 2002 html Technological advances and changes in the global economy are increasing the geographic distribution of work in industries as diverse as banking, wine production, and clothing design. Many workers communicate regularly with distant coworkers; some monitor and manipulate tools and objects at a distance. Work teams are spread across different cities or countries. Joint ventures and multiorganizational projects entail work in many locations. T… text/html 2008-03-10T16:26:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki-upstream/doku.php?id=geopro:pedro:books:ed&rev=1205166380&do=diff Evolutionary Dynamics: Exploring the Equations of Life Martin A. Nowak What evolution is The building blocks of evolutionary dynamics are replication, selection and mutation. Simple models of population growth in discrete time can give rise to very complicated dynamics (As 'Population ecology and chaos' of Games of Life). text/html 2008-07-07T18:23:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki-upstream/doku.php?id=geopro:pedro:books:egib&rev=1215455018&do=diff html text/html 2008-03-10T16:08:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki-upstream/doku.php?id=geopro:pedro:books:egpd&rev=1205165325&do=diff Evolutionary Games and Population Dynamics Josef Hofbauer and Karl Sigmund, 1998 Introduction for game theorists Consider the following game, usually called Chicken: Jonny and Oscar have the option to escalate a brawl or to give in. If both give in, they get nothing. If only one player gives in, he pays 1 dollar to the other. 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Or differently: each cell being taken over by an offspring of the previous owner or of one of the neighbours, depending on who did best in the previous generation - a kind of colonization. text/html 2008-03-10T16:19:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki-upstream/doku.php?id=geopro:pedro:books:gol&rev=1205165991&do=diff Games of Life Karl Sigmund Introduction: Mendel's legacy Predictions are not the pinnacle of science. They are useful, especially for falsifying theories. However, predicting cannot be a model's only purpose. 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Epstein Introduction I hope the book demonstrates that the agent-based generative approach can be explanatory even in [...] cases [...] where “the equilibrium approach, text/html 2008-04-30T12:09:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki-upstream/doku.php?id=geopro:pedro:books:hqsca&rev=1209557366&do=diff Supply Chain Analysis in the eBusiness Era David Simchi-Levi, S. David Wu and Zuo-Jun (Max) Shen html Game Theory in Supply Chain Analysis G P Cachon and S Netessine Game theory has become an essential tool in the analysis of supply chains with multiple agents, often with conflicting objectives. This chapter surveys the applications of game theory to supply chain analysis and outlines game-theoretic concepts that have potential for future application. We discuss both non-cooperative and cooper… text/html 2008-03-10T16:30:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki-upstream/doku.php?id=geopro:pedro:books:ikhc&rev=1205166625&do=diff Multiagent Systems: A Theoretical Framework for Intentions, Know-How, and Communications Munindar P. Singh, 1994 Bib INPE: 681.3.019 SI64M It [MAS] also provides insights and understanding about interactions among humans, as they organize themselves into various groups, committees, societies, and economies in order to improve their lives. text/html 2008-03-10T16:15:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki-upstream/doku.php?id=geopro:pedro:books:maynard&rev=1205165751&do=diff Evolution and the Theory of Games John Maynard Smith, 1982 Introduction The criterion of rationality is replaced by that of population dynamics and stability, and the criterion of self-interest by Darwinian-fitness. 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