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"John Casti is one of the great science writers of the 1990s." —San Francisco Examiner.
"A popular account of the enormous change computers have brought to the everyday practice of science . . . an easy and enjoyable read." —Nature.
"As we approach a new century, modelling through new mathematical insights and powerful computers grows apace . . . .John Casti has written a truly important book." —The Sunday Times.
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Is there a science of economics? Can we actually conduct experiments to test its hypotheses? For once, the ethical and practical answers match: even were we willing to experiment on our fellows, our power to effect precise changes or to isolate control groups is limited, to say the least. But what if we could experiment on a smaller, simpler version of the world market? John L. Casti points the way toward just such a science once-removed of complex phenomena in Would-Be Worlds, an accessible overview of the use of computers in modeling and simulation.
From the Cambrian explosion to the Albuquerque transportation system to the NFL, we are shown how a few simple rules can give rise to dazzling complexity, yielding insights undreamed of before the silicon revolution. Casti touches on mathematics, evolutionary biology, biochemistry, economics, logic, literature, and meteorology, always with clarity and sympathy for the lay reader. At a time when children spend hours with their computers building and maintaining cities, ecosystems, and planets, Would-Be Worlds shows us how this play foreshadows the investigations these young scientists will pursue in the future. --Rob Lightner
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A leading researcher and co-developer of the first artificial worlds, Casti describes the most important artificial worlds that have been created, explains how they work and profiles investigations taking place in such prominent laboratories as the Sante Fe Institute and Los Alamos. In this absorbing book he demonstrates how simulations are being used to analyze problems in a range of existing applications including financial markets, road traffic networks, planetary motion, weather forecasting, and the origin of life on Earth.
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- PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons Inc
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0471196932
- ISBN 13 9780471196938
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- Number of pages264
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