Overview
- Introduces the most important ideas, techniques and strategies of validation
- Presents an interdisciplinary approach, considering simulations from both natural and social sciences
- Includes philosophical reflection on the validation of computer simulation
Part of the book series: Simulation Foundations, Methods and Applications (SFMA)
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Table of contents (43 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Foundations—Basic Conceptions in Simulation Model Validation
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Foundations—Validation as a Scientific Method: Philosophical Frameworks for Thinking about Validation
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Methodology—Preparatory Steps
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Methodology—Points of Reference and Related Techniques
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About this book
This unique volume introduces and discusses the methods of validating computer simulations in scientific research. The core concepts, strategies, and techniques of validation are explained by an international team of pre-eminent authorities, drawing on expertise from various fields ranging from engineering and the physical sciences to the social sciences and history. The work also offers new and original philosophical perspectives on the validation of simulations.
Topics and features: introduces the fundamental concepts and principles related to the validation of computer simulations, and examines philosophical frameworks for thinking about validation; provides an overview of the various strategies and techniques available for validating simulations, as well as the preparatory steps that have to be taken prior to validation; describes commonly used reference points and mathematical frameworks applicable to simulation validation; reviews the legal prescriptions, and the administrative and procedural activities related to simulation validation; presents examples of best practice that demonstrate how methods of validation are applied in various disciplines and with different types of simulation models; covers important practical challenges faced by simulation scientists when applying validation methods and techniques; offers a selection of general philosophical reflections that explore the significance of validation from a broader perspective.This truly interdisciplinary handbook will appeal to a broad audience, from professional scientists spanning all natural and social sciences, to young scholars new to research with computer simulations. Philosophers of science, and methodologists seeking to increase their understanding of simulation validation, will also find much to benefit from in the text.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Prof. Dr. Dr. Claus Beisbart is Professor for Philosophy of Science (Extraordinarius) in the Institute for Philosophy at the University of Bern, Switzerland.
Prof. Dr. Nicole J. Saam is Professor for Sociology (Chair) in the Institute of Sociology at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Computer Simulation Validation
Book Subtitle: Fundamental Concepts, Methodological Frameworks, and Philosophical Perspectives
Editors: Claus Beisbart, Nicole J. Saam
Series Title: Simulation Foundations, Methods and Applications
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70766-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Computer Science, Computer Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-70765-5Published: 24 April 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-70766-2Published: 09 April 2019
Series ISSN: 2195-2817
Series E-ISSN: 2195-2825
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 1074
Number of Illustrations: 47 b/w illustrations, 58 illustrations in colour
Topics: Simulation and Modeling, System Performance and Evaluation, Mathematical Applications in Computer Science, Philosophy of Science