Re: [Swarm-Modelling] Problem with models

[Vitorino RAMOS]

At 02:00 29-11-2005, you wrote:
> Hi,
>   Because I want to know how evolution affects the trade of human 
> beings.  That is, the human beings should learn from something to decide 
> whether to buy or sell.
> If I want to use Lorenz equations as the theory basement, is there any 
> model about it?  And how could I get the model?
>   By the way, are there any other models about evolution?
>
>   Thank you very much.
>
>   John


Dear John:

Are you aware of the "prisoners' Dilemma" ? I believe this could be a good 
starting problem and research realm for your concerns.
Here are two good starting works (namely the first one):

ftp://ftp.vub.ac.be/pub/projects/Principia_Cybernetica/Papers_Heylighen/Memes&Cooperation.txt

http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/PRISDIL.html

Hope this helps, best, vitorino



~ v. ramos. http://alfa.ist.utl.pt/~cvrm/staff/vramos/,
[...] Interactions among many sporuliferous and ubiquitous abstractions may 
lead to increasing reality [...], Vitorino Ramos, 2001.