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Explaining with Simulations: Why Visual Representations Matter (2018)

Julie Jebeile (Author)

Perspectives on Science
Volume: 26
Issue: 2
Pages: 213-238

URI: https://muse.jhu.edu/article/690818

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Computer Simulation Computer science Models and modeling in science Simulation Visual representation; visual communication

Computer simulations are often expected to provide explanations about target phenomena. However there is a gap between the simulation outputs and the underlying model, which prevents users finding the relevant explanatory components within the model. I contend that visual representations which adequately display the simulation outputs can nevertheless be used to get explanations. In order to do so, I elaborate on the way graphs and pictures can help one to explain the behavior of a flow past a cylinder. I then specify the reasons that make more generally visual representations particularly suitable for explanatory tasks in a computer-assisted context.

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