Provides an introduction to the subject of many-body collective systems with adapting and evolving agents. This book also covers topics, such as game theoretic systems, multi-agent systems, and large-scale socio-economic systems of individual optimizing agents.

Self-contained and unified in presentation, this invaluable book provides a broad introduction to the fascinating subject of many-body collective systems with adapting and evolving agents. The coverage includes game theoretic systems, multi-agent systems, and large-scale socio-economic systems of individual optimizing agents. The diversity and scope of such systems have been steadily growing in computer science, economics, social sciences, physics, and biology.

Introduction to Collective Systems
Introduction to Game Theory and Evolutionary Games
Social Interactions and Social Games
Micro-Macro Dynamics
Knowledge Transaction Games
Gains from Diversity
Selective Interaction and Reinforcement of Preference
Give-and-Take in Social Interaction
Collective Evolution of Behavioral Rules
Collective Evolution of Synchronized Behavioral Rules.