This is the first part of a report on the use of a multi-agent simulator able to show the influence of various types of environmental factors, in the form of force fields, on the collective behavior of a numerous population of agents. The applications include a toy-model of the Big Bang theory, the structural changes induced on a cell population and a longitudinal study of medical students’ training. As for qualitative simulations of complex, collective behaviors, the multi-agent approach appears fully justified by its flexible and straightforward implementation. However, a great enhancement of its heuristic power is foreseeable, due to the relatively easy account even of sophisticated environmental effects and cooperative interactions.
MULTI-AGENT SIMULATORS: FLEXIBLE TOOLS TO REPRODUCE COLLECTIVE BEHAVIORS I. the use of force-fields / Colosimo, Alfredo. - In: BIOPHYSICS AND BIOENGINEERING LETTERS. - ISSN 2037-0199. - ELETTRONICO. - 2:4(2011), pp. 34-41.
MULTI-AGENT SIMULATORS: FLEXIBLE TOOLS TO REPRODUCE COLLECTIVE BEHAVIORS I. the use of force-fields
COLOSIMO, Alfredo
2011
Abstract
This is the first part of a report on the use of a multi-agent simulator able to show the influence of various types of environmental factors, in the form of force fields, on the collective behavior of a numerous population of agents. The applications include a toy-model of the Big Bang theory, the structural changes induced on a cell population and a longitudinal study of medical students’ training. As for qualitative simulations of complex, collective behaviors, the multi-agent approach appears fully justified by its flexible and straightforward implementation. However, a great enhancement of its heuristic power is foreseeable, due to the relatively easy account even of sophisticated environmental effects and cooperative interactions.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
