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7 |
Simulation In The Urban Context |
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7.1 |
Simulating Probabilistic Events |
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7.1.1 |
Generating random numbers |
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7.1.2 |
Using several random-number generators |
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7.1.3 |
Generating samples from probability distributions |
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7.1.4 |
Simulating event times from a time-dependent Poisson Process |
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7.2 |
Geometrical Relations in Urban Simulation |
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7.2.1 |
Efficient sorting and searching |
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7.2.2 |
Simulating the locations of urban events |
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7.2.3 |
Identifying the zones where events occur |
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7.2.4 |
Do n line segemnts intersect? |
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7.2.5 |
Intersections of reporting zones |
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7.3 |
"Advancing the Clock" in a Simulation |
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7.3.1 |
Event-paced simulation of a spatially distributed queueing system |
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7.4 |
Choice of a Language for a Simulation |
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7.5 |
Advantages, Disadvantages, and Misuses of Simulation |
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7.5.1 |
Advantages of simulation |
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7.5.2 |
Disadvantages of simulation |
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7.5.3 |
Misuses of simulation |
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References |
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Problems |
