Michael Wooldridge.
An Introduction to Multiagent Systems.
Wiley. 2002
Multiagent systems represent a new way of conceptualising and implementing distributed software.
An introduction to MultiAgent Systems is the first modern textbook on this important topic.
It provides a comprehensive introduction to intelligent agents and multiagent systems,
and assumes no specialist knowledge.
It introduces the idea of agents as software systems that can act autonomously,
and leads you through a detailed discussion of:
• ways that agents can be built
• how agents can reach agreements
• the languages that agents can use to communicate with one-another
• co-operation and co-ordination in agent systems
• the applications of agent technology