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Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 709473, 14 pages
doi:10.1155/2012/709473
Research Article

Agent-Based Modeling and Genetic Algorithm Simulation for the Climate Game Problem

Zheng Wang1 and Jingling Zhang2

1The College Computer Engineering, Zhejiang Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Hangzhou 310053, China
2Computer Science and Technology College, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China

Received 17 August 2012; Accepted 7 October 2012

Academic Editor: Sheng-yong Chen

Copyright © 2012 Zheng Wang and Jingling Zhang. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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