Models and Reality: Some Reflections on the Art and Science of Simulation

George A. Bekey ()
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George A. Bekey: University of Southern California, Department of Computer Science

Chapter 7 in Modeling and Simulation: Theory and Practice, 2003, pp 59-67 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This paper presents a philosophical overview of simulation, with an emphasis on the nature of the relation between models and the systems they represent. Model-making is shown to be an essential feature of human thinking. The “abstraction ladder,” which leads from observations of reality to mathematical models, is reviewed from a semantic viewpoint. The problem of validation of the results of a simulation is then outlined. The paper concludes with same philosophical observations on the relation of model and reality.

Keywords: Deductive Approach; General Mathematical Model; Artificial Fruit; Semantic Symbol; Diaper Change (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-0235-7_8

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