Re: [Swarm-Modelling] [Fwd: Re: [ABMs in finance]

[docgca]

Glen,

Could you elaborate on what you mean by the " "inertial" aspect" of 
this concept?

Gary An

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From: Pietro Terna <address@hidden>
To: Agent-based modeling <address@hidden>
Sent: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 00:39:24 +0200
Subject: Re: [Swarm-Modelling] [Fwd: Re: [ABMs in finance]

  At 02.36 26/04/2006, you wrote: 
>Pietro Terna wrote: 
> > I agree completely with ******** above. What is important is to 
 > > avoid to hide individual behavior in aggregate equations, 
forgotting to 
 > > evaluate the effects of the sequences of the events over the time. 
This 
> > is for me the core of the problem. 
> 
 >I've been hunting for the proper word for this attribute for awhile, 
now. The 
 >most accurate term I've come to is "hysteresis", which means 
(basically) "the 
>lagging of an effect behind its cause". 
> 
 >I've tried to use other terms like "accumulation", "accretion", 
> "interactions", 
 >"interstitial digitization" (my hermeneutic favorite), etc. But, none 
of them 
>really capture the "inertial" aspect to the concept. 
> 
 >Also, it's not that useful to use the phrase "sequences of events" 
> because that 
 >implies a kind of single thread... a chain of events. But, more 
accurate 
>phrases would be "tapestry of events" ... "network of events", etc. 
> 
 >Does anyone have successful (meaning shortest route to effective 
communication 
 >... or perhaps just the least time until all heads are nodding 
> [grin]) terms for 
>this inherently systemic/cybernetic concept? 
> 
>-- 
>glen e. p. ropella, 971-219-3846, http://tempusdictum.com 
 >People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest. 
> -- Hermann Hesse 
 
  I'll adopt "netork of events"!!! Anyway, this is complexity. 
 
  Pietro  
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