Computer Simulation of Continuous Systems - Brossura

Ord-Smith, R. J.

 
9780521098724: Computer Simulation of Continuous Systems

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This book describes how analogue, digital and hybrid computers are used in simulating continuous systems.

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Descrizione del libro

Simulating a continuous process on a (computer) model provides a means of understanding how a system will behave when it is subject to particular constraints. This book describes how analogue, digital and hybrid computers are used in simulating continuous systems. Their use is illustrated by numerous simple problems.

Contenuti

Preface; 1. Computer simulation; 2. Analogue and simple parallel logic computers; 3. Study of differential equation problems by analogue simulation; 4. Generation of functions and the independent variable; 5. Generation of functions of a dependent variable; 6. Analogue memory and its applications; 7. Miscellaneous advanced techniques; 8. Digital simulation; 9. Hybrid computers; 10. Sequential hybrid computing; 11. Applications involving simultaneous computation; 12. Simulation in control; Appendices; Further reading; Index.

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