Complex spatial organization in a simple model of resource allocation
Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems
2009-10-31 v1
Abstract
A dynamical model for the distribution of resources between competing agents is studied. While global competition leads to the accumulation of all the resources by a single agent, local competition allows for a wider resource distribution. Multiplicative processes give rise to almost-ordered spatial structures, thourgh the enhancement of random fluctuations.
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@article{arxiv.nlin/0010037,
title = {Complex spatial organization in a simple model of resource allocation},
author = {Damian H. Zanette},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nlin/0010037},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
4 pages, 3 figures, preliminary version