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International Workshop on Formal Approaches to Agent-Based Systems

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Analysis of a Phase Transition in a Physics-Based Multiagent System

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This paper uses physics-based techniques to analyze a physics-based multiagent system. Both qualitative and quantitative analyses are provided to better understand and predict a system phase transition. These analyses yield deep insights into the system behavior. Furthermore, they have been tested in a practical context on actual robots and proven to be quite effective for setting system parameters.

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  1. Computer Science Department, College of Engineering, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, 82071, USA

    Diana F. Gordon-Spears & William M. Spears

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  1. Department of Computer Science, Loyola College in Maryland, MD 21210, Baltimore, USA

    Michael G. Hinchey

  2. Advanced Architectures and Automation Branch, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, MD 20771, Greenbelt, USA

    James L. Rash

  3. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, MD 20771, Greenbelt, USA

    Walter F. Truszkowski

  4. Advanced Technology Laboratories, Lockheed Martin Corporation, VA 22203, Arlington, USA

    Christopher Rouff

  5. Computer Science Department, University ofWyoming, WY 82070, Laramie, USA

    Diana Gordon-Spears

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Gordon-Spears, D.F., Spears, W.M. (2003). Analysis of a Phase Transition in a Physics-Based Multiagent System. In: Hinchey, M.G., Rash, J.L., Truszkowski, W.F., Rouff, C., Gordon-Spears, D. (eds) Formal Approaches to Agent-Based Systems. FAABS 2002. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 2699. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-45133-4_16

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