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by Paul Newton
Thu Oct 07, 2004 3:32 pm
Forum: SD Mailing List Archive
Topic: Dynamical Systems and System Dynamics ??
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Dynamical Systems and System Dynamics ??

Hi Esteban, My impression is that, mathematically, dynamical systems and system dynamics are the same thing in the sense that both are dealing with change through time. However, the usual system dynamics practice is to model in continuous time, that is, with time unfolding continuously, whereas, I h...
by Paul Newton
Mon Sep 13, 2004 6:29 pm
Forum: SD Mailing List Archive
Topic: Models of soil carbon cycle simulation for teaching
Replies: 2
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Models of soil carbon cycle simulation for teaching

See: Thornley, John H.M. (1998) Grassland Dynamics: An ecosystem simulation model. Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; New York : CAB International. 241pp. There is definitely feedback here among the grass, sheep, and soil. And I think the equations could be relatively easy to convert to system dynamics notatio...