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Stability of Evolving Multiagent Systems.

P De Wilde, G Briscoe

IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics. Part B, Cybernetics : a Publication of the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society

|March 2, 2011

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This study models evolving multiagent systems using Markov chains, defining stability and instability through entropy. Results show stability in evolving populations aligns with non-evolving systems, forming a basis for digital business ecosystems.

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Area of Science:

Complex Systems Science
Distributed Computing
Theoretical Computer Science

Background:

Multiagent systems are complex distributed systems where information is stored in agent connections.
Agents often lack memory, and their state updates depend on other agents' states.
External user input introduces randomness, enabling Markov chain modeling.

Purpose of the Study:

To extend Markov chain models for evolving multiagent systems where agent population size varies.
To define stability for evolving multiagent systems and develop an entropy-based measure for instability.
To provide a theoretical foundation for controlling and analyzing digital business ecosystems.

Main Methods:

Modeling evolving multiagent systems using extended Markov chains.
Defining system stability and developing an entropy-based measure for instability (entropy of limit probabilities).
Conducting simulations to investigate the stability of evolving agent populations.

Main Results:

The extended Markov chain model successfully defines stability for evolving multiagent systems.
An entropy-based measure quantifies the degree of instability.
Simulation results confirm that stability in evolving populations is consistent with non-evolving systems.

Conclusions:

The study establishes a theoretical framework for analyzing and controlling evolving multiagent systems.
The findings support the construction of digital business ecosystems.
The developed stability definitions and analysis methods are applicable to dynamic agent populations.