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Reports the results of a conference held under the aegis of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
Table of Contents
Part 1
Preface
Summary
Acknowledgments
An Introduction to Variable-Resolution Modeling and Cross-Resolution Model Connection
Object-Oriented Modeling: Holistic and Variable-Resolution Views
Modular Hierarchical Model Representation
The "Configuration Problem" and Challenges for Aggregation
Crossing Levels of Resolution in Defense Analysis: A Requirement of the New Strategic Environment
Applications of High- and Low-Resolution Models in Cross-Resolution Analysis
Hierarchy of Models for Conventional Air Power Analysis
Combining Deterministic and Stochastic Elements in Variable-Resolution Models
A Hierarchy of Models at Different Resolution Levels
An Approach to Hierarchies of Models: Process Independence
Part 2
A Distributed Network Approach to Variable-Resolution Modeling
Cutting Some Trees to See the Forest: On Aggregation and Disaggregation in Combat Models
Experiments in Variable-Resolution Combat Modeling
Resolution Changes and Renormalization for Partial Differential Equation Combat Models
A Mathematical Technique for Analysis and Derivation of Models of Varying Resolution
Variable-Resolution Modeling in Mathematics
A Systems Methodology for Structuring Families of Models at Multiple Levels of Resolution
Integrated Simulation Environments
Joint Modeling and Simulation System
Structured Model Environments
The Scientific Method of Choosing Model Fidelity
The Software Engineering Paradox: Unexploited Cost Savings and Productivity Improvements
A Variable-Resolution Approach to Modeling Command and Control in Disaster Relief Operations
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