Abstract :
Computer simulations are becoming an increasingly powerful tool that scientists and engineers can employ to aid in solving challenging problems. A further consideration when planning or implementing computer simulations is to take into account the computational resources available and the length of time those resources will remain available. Simulations can be utilized to guide researchers in the proper direction and to investigate phenomena that are currently beyond our capacity to investigate using empirical means, but they should not be utilized as a replacement for empirical methods
