基于Agent的建模与仿真方法，能够将复杂系统中个体的微观行为与系统的宏观“涌现性”有机地结合起来，是一种研究复杂系统与复杂性的有效方法。将基于Agent的方法用于儿战建模与仿真，必将使人们更深入地理解战争的过程，洞察战争的本质。 作者Andrew Ilachinski博士在美国海军分析中心(A)工作多年，被誉为“军事复杂性理论研究之父”。本书介绍了作者在如何将复杂系统理论应用于对战争基本进程的理解方面所取得的成果。

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