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

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

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 "microsimulati...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nick Winder
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Unité Mixte de Recherche 8504 Géographie-cités 2000-09-01
Series:Cybergeo
Subjects:
micro-simulation
synergetics
self-organization/self-organisation
complex system
alignment
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/cybergeo/2289
id doaj-cdd8e731cf534c0d804d3ea527b9bf11
record_format Article
spelling doaj-cdd8e731cf534c0d804d3ea527b9bf112021-10-05T13:15:40ZdeuUnité Mixte de Recherche 8504 Géographie-citésCybergeo1278-33662000-09-0110.4000/cybergeo.2289Modelling within a thermodynamic framework : a footnote to Sanders (1999)Nick WinderMany 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.http://journals.openedition.org/cybergeo/2289micro-simulationsynergeticsself-organization/self-organisationcomplex systemalignment
collection DOAJ
language deu
format Article
sources DOAJ
author Nick Winder
spellingShingle Nick Winder
Modelling within a thermodynamic framework : a footnote to Sanders (1999)
Cybergeo
micro-simulation
synergetics
self-organization/self-organisation
complex system
alignment
author_facet Nick Winder
author_sort Nick Winder
title Modelling within a thermodynamic framework : a footnote to Sanders (1999)
title_short Modelling within a thermodynamic framework : a footnote to Sanders (1999)
title_full Modelling within a thermodynamic framework : a footnote to Sanders (1999)
title_fullStr Modelling within a thermodynamic framework : a footnote to Sanders (1999)
title_full_unstemmed Modelling within a thermodynamic framework : a footnote to Sanders (1999)
title_sort modelling within a thermodynamic framework : a footnote to sanders (1999)
publisher Unité Mixte de Recherche 8504 Géographie-cités
series Cybergeo
issn 1278-3366
publishDate 2000-09-01
description 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.
topic micro-simulation
synergetics
self-organization/self-organisation
complex system
alignment
url http://journals.openedition.org/cybergeo/2289
work_keys_str_mv AT nickwinder modellingwithinathermodynamicframeworkafootnotetosanders1999
_version_ 1716842014594564096

Similar Items