Diffusion Convergence of Collective Multiagents: A Review
JIANG Yi-Chuan
The State Key Laboratory of Computer Science, Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080 Research Center for Learning Science, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096
Abstract：Complex systems and complexity problem are modeled based on multiagents, thus the diffusion convergence of collective multiagents is a key issue for the related areas. Firstly, the diffusion convergence phenomenon of multiagents is introduced. Then, the related work are categorized based on three criterions: the diffusion fashions among agents, the distribution of diffusion convergence capacities of agents and the sensing scopes of agents in the diffusion convergence. With the criterions, the related work is classified into hierarchical diffusion convergence versus collective convergence, flat diffusion convergence versus non-flat convergence and neighboring diffusion convergence versus global convergence. The detailed review and comparison are made among diffusion convergence models and the future work is discussed.
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