The Nature of Scientific Proof in the Age of Simulations » American Scientist

[Tom Johnson]

http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/pub/2014/3/the-nature-of-scientific-proof-in-the-age-of-simulations

Simulations becoming third way to find scientific truth
Computer simulation is increasingly being used as a third method to establish scientific truth, alongside theory and experimentation. Astrophysicist Kevin Heng breaks down the pros and cons of computer simulations in a perspective piece in American Scientist. "Simulations as a third way of establishing scientific truth are here to stay. The challenge is for the astrophysical community to wield them as transparent, reproducible tools, thereby placing them on an equally credible footing with theory and experiment," he writes.

-tom johnson

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