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In this chapter we study the conceptual similarities between holons and agents. Despite these two modeling approaches being very similar, there are some peculiarities when analyzing their characteristics. In this chapter we review a study on every characteristic of holons and agents. The complete analysis can be found in [59]. Before analyzing the characteristics of agents and holons, we introduce the concepts of agent and multi-agent systems. Finally, we present the abstract agent notion as a modeling artifact for autonomous entities with recursive structures [60]. The abstract agent extends the traditional agent definition, adding a structural perspective to the agent concept: “... an abstract agent can be an agent; or it can be a MAS made up of abstract agents ...”.
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(2008). Holons and Agents. In: ANEMONA. Springer Series in Advanced Manufacturing. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-310-1_3
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