Simulation of Stochastic Processes
System: exists and operates in time and space.
Model: is a simplified representation of a system at some particular point in time or
space intended to promote understanding of the real system. The model could be a
mathematical representation of the dynamics of the system of it may be a another
physical structure that closely represents the operation and behaviour of the actual system
Simulation: is the manipulation of a model in such a way that it operates on time or
space to compress it, thus enabling one to perceive the interactions that would not
otherwise be apparent because of their separation in time or space.
The outcomes of the simulations will be reliable and ‘good’ only if the original model is
an accurate representation of the actual system. “Your results will be as good as your
data”. The word ‘data’ here includes the model and the associated parameters.