Swarm (simulation)
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Swarm is the name of a multi-agent simulation package, useful for simulating the interaction of agent
s (social or biological) and their emergent
collective behaviour. Swarm was initially developed at the Santa Fe Institute
in the mid-1990s, and since 1999 has been maintained by the non-profit Swarm Development Group
.
Intelligent agent
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s (social or biological) and their emergent
Emergence
In philosophy, systems theory, science, and art, emergence is the way complex systems and patterns arise out of a multiplicity of relatively simple interactions. Emergence is central to the theories of integrative levels and of complex systems....
collective behaviour. Swarm was initially developed at the Santa Fe Institute
Santa Fe Institute
The Santa Fe Institute is an independent, nonprofit theoretical research institute located in Santa Fe and dedicated to the multidisciplinary study of the fundamental principles of complex adaptive systems, including physical, computational, biological, and social systems.The Institute houses a...
in the mid-1990s, and since 1999 has been maintained by the non-profit Swarm Development Group
Swarm Development Group
The Swarm Development Group is an American non-profit organization to advance the development of complex adaptive system-oriented agent-based modeling tools initiated at the Santa Fe Institute in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. It was formed in 1999 by a group of multidisciplinary scientists,...
.