Continuous System Modeling

by François E. Cellier

1 Introduction, Scope, and Definitions.- 2 Basic Principles of Continuous System Modeling.- 3 Principles of Passive Electrical Circuit Modeling.- 4 Principles of Planar Mechanical System Modeling.- 5 Hierarchical Modular Modeling of Continuous Systems.- 6 Principles of Active Electrical Circuit Modeling.- 7 Bond Graph Modeling.- 8 Modeling in Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics.- 9 Modeling Chemical Reaction Kinetics.- 10 Population Dynamics Modeling.- 11 System Dynamics.- 12 Naïve Physics.- 13 Inductive Reasoning.- 14 Artificial Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithms.- 15 Automated Model Synthesis.

784 pages, Paperback

First published May 23, 1991