System Dynamics Glossary
What is the meaning of Modelling challenge?
Our methods and tools for modelling, optimisation, and control depend
heavily on exploiting problems structure. Understanding the relationship and constraints
underlying the problem structure enables predicting system behaviour as well
as potentially controlling behaviour. Decomposing problem structure, associating first principles
with the elements resulting from this decomposition, then recomposing these
principles into an overall mathematical or computational model are typical
steps of systems modelling. Frequently, this does not work. Understanding
why and developing real insights into complex problems involves what
Sage and Rouse (1999) describe as the modelling challenge. Meeting the modelling challenge is complicated by
the fact that not all critical phenomena can be fully
understood, or even anticipated, based on analysis of the decomposed
elements of the overall system. Complexity not only arises from
there being many elements of the system, but also from
the possibility of collective behaviours that even the participants in
the system could not have been anticipated (Casti, 1997).
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H. Richter, P. Wagner and G. Ritter, "Techniques
and Challenges for 300 mm Silicon: Processing, Characterization, Modelling and
Equipment (European Materials Research Society Symposia Proceedings)".
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Techniques and Challenges for 300 mm Silicon: Processing, Characterization,
Modelling and Equipment (European Materials Research Society Symposia Proceedings)
Peter Deuflhard,
Jan Hermans, Benedict Leimkuhler, Alan E. Mark, Sebastian Reich and
Robert D. Skeel, "Computational Molecular Dynamics: Challenges, Methods, Ideas :
Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Algorithms for Macromolecular
Modelling, ... in Computational Science and Engineering)".
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Computational Molecular Dynamics: Challenges, Methods, Ideas : Proceedings of
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