Modelling within a thermodynamic framework : a footnote to Sanders (1999)

Cybergeo

关键词: micro-simulation;    synergetics;    self-organization/self-organisation;    complex system;    alignment;   

DOI  :  10.4000/cybergeo.2289

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Many modellers use micro-level dynamics to study aggregate behaviours. Since this approach was pioneered in physics, I call it "Thermodynamic modelling". I revisit Sanders’ comparison of synergetic with microsimulation methods and propose a new taxonomy of modellers. If "microsimulation modelling" is defined as "thermodynamic modelling with post-hoc alignment", then the synergetic and microsimulation paradigms are irreconcilable.

【 授权许可】

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