Models, Simulations, and the Reduction of Complexity
Title:
Models, Simulations, and the Reduction of Complexity
Author:
Hartmann, Stephan.
ISBN:
9783110313680
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Berlin : De Gruyter, 2013.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (284 pages).
Series:
Abhandlungen der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Hamburg
Abhandlungen der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Hamburg.
Contents:
Evaluating a Computational Model of Eye-Movement Control in ReadingConsidering Criteria for Model Modification and Theory Change in Psychology; Identification of Kinetic Models by Incremental Refinement; Kinetics, Models, and Mechanism; Modeling Complexity: The Case of Climate Science; Chaos, Plurality, and Model Metrics in Climate Science; Subject Index; Author Index.
Abstract:
Modern science is a model-building activity. But how are models contructed? How are they related to theories and data? How do they explain complex scientific phenomena, and which role do computer simulations play? To address these questions which are highly relevant to scientists as well as to philosophers of science, 8 leading natural, engineering and social scientists reflect upon their modeling work, and 8 philosophers provide a commentary.
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