{"product_id":"9780792372103","title":"Conflicting Agents Conflict Management in Multi-Agent Systems","description":"\u003ch3\u003eMultiagent Systems, Artificial Societies, and Simulated Organizations\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eConflicting Agents\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eConflict Management in Multi-Agent Systems\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCathérine Tessier | Laurent Chaudron | Heinz-Jürgen Müller\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eComputers \/ Artificial Intelligence \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eConflicts between agents acting in a multi-agent environment  arise for different reasons, involve different concepts, and are dealt  with in different ways, depending on the kind of agents and on the  domain where they are considered. Agents may have conflicting beliefs,  conflicting goals, or may have to share limited resources.  Consequently, conflicts may be expressed as mere differences, or as  contradictions, or even as social conflicts. They may be avoided,  solved, kept, or even created deliberately. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cem\u003eConflicting Agents\u003c\/em\u003e studies conflicts in the context of  multi-agent systems, i.e. artificial societies modeled on the basis of  autonomous, interacting agents. This book addresses questions about  types of conflicts, conflict definitions and the use of conflicts as  trigger functions for activities in multi-agent systems. The book is  also dedicated to questions of conflict management, resolution and  avoidance, i.e. the question of how agents cope with conflicts and  conflicting situations.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 November 2000\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer US\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780792372103\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e335\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51213626507404,"sku":"9780792372103","price":197.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780792372103.jpg?v=1782990388","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780792372103","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}