Expectation-driven interaction: a model based on Luhmann's contingency approach
Physics and Society
2011-11-09 v1
Abstract
We introduce an agent-based model of interaction, drawing on the contingency approach from Luhmann's theory of social systems. The agent interactions are defined by the exchange of distinct messages. Message selection is based on the history of the interaction and developed within the confines of the problem of double contingency. We examine interaction strategies in the light of the message-exchange description using analytical and computational methods.
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@article{arxiv.physics/0612180,
title = {Expectation-driven interaction: a model based on Luhmann's contingency approach},
author = {M. J. Barber and Ph. Blanchard and E. Buchinger and B. Cessac and L. Streit},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0612180},
year = {2011}
}
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37 pages, 16 Figures, to appear in Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulations