SciCom documentation

Simulating various aspects of scientific communication via Agent-based models.

The development is part of the research project ModelSEN Socio-epistemic networks: Modelling Historical Knowledge Processes, part of Department I of the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science and funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany (Grant No. 01 UG2131).

Contents:

• Introduction
  • SciCom
  • Installation
  • Examples
  • Testing
  • Building documentation
  • Funding information
• Running the models
• Knowledge spread
  • Agents
    • ScientistAgent
  • Utils
    • GenerateInitalPopulation
    • GenerateSocNet
    • ageFunction()
    • epistemicRange()
  • Model
    • KnowledgeSpread
    • getActiveAgents()
    • getNetworkStructure()
  • Server
    • agent_draw()
    • agent_draw_altair()
    • chart_draw_altair_agents()
    • chart_draw_altair_communities()
    • epiSpace_draw_altair()
    • socialNetwork_draw_altair()
• Historical letters simulation
  • Agents
    • RegionAgent
    • SenderAgent
    • SenderNode
  • Space
    • Nuts2Eu
  • Model
    • HistoricalLetters
    • getPrunedLedger()
  • Server
    • topic_draw()
• Random letters documentation
  • Variables and Scales
  • Scheduling
• Random letters simulation
  • Agents
    • LetterAgent
    • LetterNode
  • Model
    • LetterSpace
  • Server
    • letter_draw()
    • node_draw()
• Credits
  • Development Lead
  • Contributors
• License

Indices and tables

• Index

• Module Index

• Search Page