Paper Info
Title
The sigma profile: A formal tool to study organization and its evolution at multiple scales
Abstract
The σ profile is presented as a tool to analyze the organization of systems at different scales, and how this organization changes in time. Describing structures at different scales as goal-oriented agents, one can define σ ∈ [0,1] (satisfaction) as the degree to which the goals of each agent at each scale have been met. σ reflects the organization degree at that scale. The σ profile of a system shows the satisfaction at different scales, with the possibility to study their dependencies and evolution. It can also be used to extend game theoretic models. The description of a general tendency on the evolution of complexity and cooperation naturally follows from the σ profile. Experiments on a virtual ecosystem are used as illustration. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Year
DOI
Venue
2011
10.1002/cplx.20350
Complexity
Keywords
Field
DocType
game theoretic model,different scale,multiple scale,formal tool,general tendency,organization degree,goal-oriented agent,organization change,wiley periodicals,virtual ecosystem,sigma profile,organization,cooperation,evolution,goal orientation,complexity
Theoretical computer science,Game theoretic,Artificial intelligence,Sigma,Management science,Machine learning,Mathematics
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
16
5
Complexity Volume 16, Issue 5, pages 37-44, May/June 2011
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
6
0.76
11
Authors
1
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Carlos Gershenson139242.34