97:3 July 2014
Models and Simulations
Deadline for Submissions: October 31, 2013
Advisory Editor: Paul Humphreys, University of Virginia (pwh2a@cms.mail.virginia.edu)
The introduction of computer simulation methods has radically changed
certain scientific fields. Among the philosophical issues involved are:
Why have some fields such as astrophysics embraced simulations while
others such as economics resisted their introduction? What are the
differences and similarities between laboratory experiments and
computer simulations? Are very large scale simulations such as those
used in climate models essentially different from smaller scale
simulations? What is the status of data from simulations? How can
simulation models be tested and validated and what is their relation to
traditional theory and models? Contributions that answer these and
other, as yet unaddressed, issues in the area of models and simulations
are invited. Papers dealing with general philosophical topics or with
applications to specific sciences will be the focus of this issue;
those addressing topics in biology and medicine are particularly
welcomed.