Agents , Pheromones , and Mean - Field Models ( Extended
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As in statistical physics, a model (EBM or ABM) that replaces individual interactions with system-level averages is a mean-field model (MFM). MFMs accept an unrealistic assumption of independence among key variables for improved tractability. In both physics and multi-agent systems, MFMs have limited accuracy [4, 5], but often give more concise insight than discrete models, and researchers often compare both forms of model [1, 2].
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