Regular grammars of L(MT): a language for ecological systems modelling (I) - part I

Purpose - All models have in common that they encode experience and always involve signs, signals, syntax, semantics and an ability to decode and derive meaning from what is encoded. Therefore, an ecological model can be considered a text T, written in a formal (mathematical) language defined by the...

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Published inKybernetes Vol. 35; no. 6; pp. 837 - 850
Main Authors Usó-Domènech, J.L., Vives-Maciá, F., Mateu, J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Emerald Group Publishing Limited 01.01.2006
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Cybernetics
Mathematical models
Modelling
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Summary:Purpose - All models have in common that they encode experience and always involve signs, signals, syntax, semantics and an ability to decode and derive meaning from what is encoded. Therefore, an ecological model can be considered a text T, written in a formal (mathematical) language defined by the authors as L(MT).Design methodology approach - The language chosen is a regular language generated by regular grammars which in turn are generated by finite automaton.Findings - A text results from a union of some finite automata defining a textual grammar. Recognoscitive and generative grammars of words, defining the basis of the L(MT) language are developed.Practical implications - A mathematical modelling of ecological systems is developed in parts I and II of this research project.Originality value - A language for ecological systems modelling has been defined and its implementation discussed.
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ISSN:0368-492X
1758-7883
DOI:10.1108/03684920610662629