Some theoretical issues on computer simulations

Conference · Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1998

OSTI ID:642822

Barrett, C L; Reidys, C M

The subject of this paper is the development of mathematical foundations for a theory of simulation. Sequentially updated cellular automata (sCA) over arbitrary graphs are employed as a paradigmatic framework. In the development of the theory, the authors focus on the properties of causal dependencies among local mappings in a simulation. The main object of and study is the mapping between a graph representing the dependencies among entities of a simulation and a representing the equivalence classes of systems obtained by all possible updates.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: Department of Defense, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 642822
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-97-4775; CONF-980133-; ON: DE98003360; TRN: AHC2DT02%%148
• Resource Relation: Conference: Artificial life and robotics symposium, Oita (Japan), 19-21 Jan 1998; Other Information: PBD: Feb 1998
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

99 MATHEMATICS
COMPUTERS
INFORMATION SCIENCE
MANAGEMENT
LAW
MISCELLANEOUS
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
MATHEMATICS
DIAGRAMS
MAPPING