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Why is computation becoming so important in physics? One reason is that most of analytical tools, such as differential calculus, are best suited to the analysis of linear problems. However, many natural phenomena are nonlinear and are, therefore, extremely sensitive to small changes in variables. Another incentive to employ computational methods are systems with many degrees of freedom. Moreover, asking questions like "How can I formulate the problem on a computer?" has led to new formulation of scientific laws as rules for a computer rather being expressed in terms of differential equations (thus, viewing computer as a physical systems one can try to develop novel computer architectures that would model physical systems in nature more efficiently). | Why is computation becoming so important in physics? One reason is that most of analytical tools, such as differential calculus, are best suited to the analysis of linear problems. However, many natural phenomena are nonlinear and are, therefore, extremely sensitive to small changes in variables. Another incentive to employ computational methods are systems with many degrees of freedom. Moreover, asking questions like "How can I formulate the problem on a computer?" has led to new formulation of scientific laws as rules for a computer rather being expressed in terms of differential equations (thus, viewing computer as a physical systems one can try to develop novel computer architectures that would model physical systems in nature more efficiently). | ||
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