Advances in Decision Sciences
Volume 2006 (2006), Article ID 54846, 13 pages
doi:10.1155/JAMDS/2006/54846
Emergent behaviour: Theory and experimentation using the MANA model
James Moffat
, Josephine Smith
and Susan Witty
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Policy and Capability Studies Department, Ively Road, Farnborough, Hampshire GU14 0LX, UK
Abstract
In a previous paper, we introduced the idea of a scale-free system, and applied this to extend the Lanchester equations of industrial age warfare into the information age, corresponding to the shift towards more self-organising force elements in future conflicts. Here, we present evidence from an agent-based model of conflict (MANA) which supports our theoretical analysis.