The promise and limits of computer modeling

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Blilie, Charles L. (Author)
Format: Book
Published: Singapore : World Scientific , c2007
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245 1 4 |a The promise and limits of computer modeling   |c Charles Blilie 
260 |a Singapore :   |b World Scientific ,   |c c2007 
300 |a 276 p. :   |b ill. ;   |c 24 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references 
505 0 |a 1. The jade mountain -- 2. What are models? -- 3. The modeling process -- 4. An object-oriented universe -- 5. The crossroads of theory and experiment -- 6. Modeling the appearances -- 7. Laplace's mirage or the impossibility of the exact calculation of the world -- 8. Climates of fact -- 9. Calculating war and peace -- 10. From the past into the future: is historical simulation possible? -- 11. Virtual reality...and reality 
650 0 |a Celestial mechanics   |x Computer simulation 
650 0 |a Computer simulation 
650 0 |a Virtual reality 
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