文档介绍:Roland Ewald
Automatic Algorithm Selection plex Simulation Problems
VIEWEG+TEUBNER RESEARCH
Roland Ewald
Automatic Algorithm
Selection plex
Simulation Problems
With a foreword by Prof. Dr. Adelinde M. Uhrmacher
VIEWEG+TEUBNER RESEARCH
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Dissertation Universität Rostock, 2010
1st Edition 2012
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Foreword
Simulation, an experiment performed with a model, belongs to the daily work of
most scientists and practitioners in industry alike. Aimed at supporting the under-
standing, the analysis, and/or the design plex dynamic systems, simulation
belongs to the methodological toolbox of natural sciences, engineering, but also
medicine, sociology, economy, and demography. The diversity of application areas
and intentions of simulation studies is reflected in a plethora of available methods.
“No silver bullet does exist”— this observation of Brooks, re