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Carl Heinzl sez: > Or, once many of these much more complicated simulations are run on > the supercomputer, a much simpler algorithm can be devised to closely > fit the calculated data... This is all depending on the belief that > these equations aren't chaotic. > > It sounds like the real models incorporate a VAST array of variables > into the calculations. The sheer complexity of this model really makes me wonder exactly what steps will be taken to validate it -- recall that validation trials are typically exponential in the number of variables for sufficient confidence. I actually heard that ScubaPro dropped their DC based on the Weinke model exactly because of the difficulty of validation. What steps will the Abyss people be taking to prove the model? -frank -- fhd@in*.ne* | [M]athematics is not the study of intangible Platonic 1 212 559 5534 | worlds, but of tangible formal systems which have arisen 1 917 992 2248 | from real human activities. 1 718 746 7061 | -- Saunders MacLane
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