From Models to Simulations.

• Superior document: History and Philosophy of Technoscience Series
• Author: Varenne, Franck.
• Place / Publishing House: Milton : : Taylor & Francis Group,, 2018.; Ã2019.
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: History and Philosophy of Technoscience Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (236 pages)

Table of Contents

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of figures -- Acknowledgments -- List of French abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Geometric and botanic simulation -- The probabilistic simulation of branching biological shapes: Cohen (1966) -- The epistemic functions of modular programming, simulation and visualization -- The first geometric and realistic simulation of trees (Honda-Fisher, 1971-1977) -- The limitations of morphometry and of thermodynamics of trees -- The first geometric simulation of an actual tree: Terminalia -- A recap of geometric simulation -- Chapter 2: The logical model and algorithmic simulation of algae -- A botanist won over by logical positivism: the "theory of lifecycles" by A. Lindenmayer (1963-1965) -- Unusable set of axioms and used set of axioms -- From logical theory to automata theory (1966-1967) -- The "developmental model" and the rules of rewriting (1968) -- The dispute with Brian Carey Goodwin regarding "natural" formalisms -- Recap: the computer as automata model and deductive machine -- Chapter 3: The limitations of biometric models and the transition to simulation in agronomy -- The institutional and technical context of the IFCC (1966-1971) -- Transferring a little bit of econometrics to biometrics: a problem of optimization (1974) -- The first application of plant simulation in agronomics (1974-1975) -- Fragmented modelling and geometric simulation: de Reffye (1975-1981) -- Simulation, imitation and the sub-symbolic use of formalisms -- Chapter 4: A random and universal architectural simulation -- Making headway in botany: the notion of "architectural model" (1966-1978) -- The search for botanical realism (1978-1979) -- Criticisms of theoretical models -- Criticisms of biometric models -- A mixed reception (1979-1981).

Chapter 5: Convergence between integrative simulation and computer graphics -- The relaunch of research into architectural simulation (1985-1991) -- Jaeger's thesis: the prefixed model and synthesis of botanical images (1987) -- Blaise's thesis: the simulation of bud parallelism (1991) -- How can an integrative simulation be validated? -- Chapter 6: Convergence between universal simulation and forestry (1990-1998) -- An epistemological dispute between modellers: INRA and CIRAD -- Conceptual and institutional convergence: the CIRAD/INRA partner laboratory (1995) -- The empirical value of simulation -- Supra-simulations -- Chapter 7: The remathematization of simulations (from 1998 onwards) -- The first mixed structure-function model: "water efficiency" (1997-1999) -- The parallel evolution of algorithmic simulation: 1984-1994 -- Simulating the individual plant in order to observe crop functioning (1997-2000) -- The association between AMAP and INRIA: sub-structures and factorization (1998-2006) -- Recap: pluriformalized simulation and convergence between disciplines -- Chapter 8: Twenty-one functions of models and three types of simulations - classifications and applications -- General function, main functions and specific functions of models -- General characterization and classification of computer simulations -- System simulation, model simulation, system-simulation model and model-simulation model -- Applications to different plant models and plant simulations -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Selected bibliography -- Index of names -- Index of subjects.