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7. Introduction to Simulations

verfasst von : Walter R. Paczkowski

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Abstract

Simulations comprise the latest stage in what I will refer to as the Science-Technology Revolutionary Period. This is the result of a gradual but definite evolution in our studying of how the world works that began in the late sixteenth century with Copernicus in 1543. Certainly, the Ancient Greeks, most notably Aristotle, and the Ancient Romans pondered the big questions: the nature of life, nature itself, and the universe. Their simplistic views held sway for centuries until the Scientific Revolution of the sixteenth century that marks the beginning of the period. It was then that our methods for studying the “big questions” led to discoveries and technologies.

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Fußnoten
1
See the Wikipedia article “In Silico” at https://​en.​wikipedia.​org/​wiki/​In_​silico for a short history of this phrase. Last accessed April 18, 2022.
 
2
Go to https://​informs-sim.​org/​, last accessed April 25, 2022.
 
3
See https://​en.​wikipedia.​org/​wiki/​Wind_​tunnel for a some discussion. Last accessed April 25, 2022.
 
4
This example was inspired by Kleijnen (2008).
 
5
See the Wikipedia article “Simulation” at https://​en.​wikipedia.​org/​wiki/​Simulation#Sales_​process for a list of applications. Last accessed April 18, 2022.
 
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Metadaten
Titel
Introduction to Simulations
verfasst von
Walter R. Paczkowski
Copyright-Jahr
2023
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-31887-0_7