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ON COMPUTER SIMULATIONS, WITH PARTICULAR REGARD TO THEIR APPLICATION IN CONTEMPORARY ASTROPHYSICS.

In this survey contribution, which extends [GBa19], we consider and discuss computer simulations from a variety of perspectives with particular attention to computer simulations in astrophysics and cosmology. We begin by reviewing earlier, related science-philosophical literature on this topic. Then...

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Published in:Cosmos & History Vol. 16; no. 2; pp. 537 - 580
Main Authors: Gruner, Stefan, Bartelmann, Matthias
Format: Article
Published: Ashton & Rafferty 2020
Subjects:
Computer simulation
Astrophysics
Philosophical literature
Thought experiments
Curvature cosmology
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