Would-be worlds : how simulation is changing the frontiers of science
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Would-be worlds : how simulation is changing the frontiers of science
John Wiley, c1997
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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ISBN 9780471123088
内容説明
There is a breed of computer simulations, known as "artificial worlds" or "would-be-worlds", that allows scientists to create artificial versions of real-life phenomena inside their computers. This work describes how far these simulations have come and how they are being used as problem solvers, predictors, and simulated scientific experiments. These "would-be-worlds" have already tackled many real-life problems. Urban planners have used one to study traffic flows. Meteorologists use simulations to predict blizzards with incredible accuracy. And scientists are even using these powerful models to study how the brain works.
目次
- Reality Bytes
- Pictures as Programs
- The Science of Surprise
- Artificial Worlds
- Reality of the Virtual
- References
- Index.
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: [pbk.] ISBN 9780471196938
内容説明
"As we approach a new century, modelling through new mathematical insights and powerful computers grows apace. John Casti has written a truly important book." - The Sunday Times (London). "As a popular account of the enormous change computers have brought to the everyday practice of science, it is an easy and enjoyable read." - Nature. "Would-Be Worlds gives a spectacular view of this new intellectual landscape." - New Scientist Acclaimed popular science writer John Casti takes us on a fascinating romp through the remarkable simulated worlds being fashioned from the bits and bytes of computers. A new generation of technological marvels now enables scientists to recreate lifelike computer models to better everything from traffic patterns and the stock market to weather systems and the working of human brains. JOHN L. CASTI, PhD, (Santa Fe, New Mexico) is a resident researcher at the Santa Fe Institute and a professor at the Institute for Economics, Operations Research, and System Theory at the Technical University of Vienna. He is the author of Searching for Certainty, Paradigms Lost, Complexification and Five Golden Rules (Wiley).
目次
Reality Bytes. Pictures as Programs. The Science of Surprise. Artificial Worlds. Reality of the Virtual. References. Index.
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