Markov Chain Aggregation for Agent-Based Models

By Sven Banisch

Book Overview

Introduction.- Background and Concepts.- Agent-based Models as Markov Chains.- The Voter Model with Homogeneous Mixing.- From Network Symmetries to Markov Projections.- Application to the Contrarian Voter Model.- Information-Theoretic Measures for the Non-Markovian Case.- Overlapping Versus Non-Overlapping Generations.- Aggretion and Emergence: A Synthesis.- Conclusion.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319248758
• ISBN13: 9783319248752
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 195 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"