Questions tagged [simulation]

Simulation is the imitation of the operation of a real-world process or system over time.

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Regarding the interactive operation of a four-bar linkage mechanism

I have a four-bar linkage mechanism, where when the left locator is moved, the right locator moves accordingly, and when the right locator is moved, the left locator moves accordingly. I have ...
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Plot roots of polynomials [closed]

I am a newbie with Mathematica. I would like to simulate/plot the distribution of the roots of both the polynomials and the derivatives of polynomials. In particular, I would like plot the ...
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N body gravitation simulation in 2D and 3D [closed]

My question is quite general. I want to make N body simulation , for example galactic dynamics, using N stars. One possibility is to make these calculations in 2D using an inverse square law and brute ...
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Graphing curves formed by a rolling polygon

I am trying to make a Mathematica graphing function that would generalize common phenomena. How would I do this? From a circle, we can generate a cycloid (if rolling on a line) or a sine wave (if ...
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How to model wooden joints with Mathematica's FEM?

This is a dovetail joint: and I'd like to see the stresses and deformation on the joint.I haven't seen any modeling of disconnected regions with FEM, only connected regions, so I'm curious if you can ...
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Multiple reflections of a laser beam in a triangle

I want to make a animation that multiple reflections of a laser beam in a triangle looked like, I have tried following, but it's not a good way, I'm looking for a better way(Nested solution). ...
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Troubleshooting NDSolveValue::rdelay Error in a Dengue Epidemic Model with Delay Differential Equations in Mathematica

I am modeling the vector dynamics of a dengue epidemic using a system of delay differential equations (DDEs) in Wolfram Mathematica. My model includes a complex interplay of host-vector interactions, ...
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How can I set up and simulate an Ornstein–Uhlenbeck process that depends on the proportional deviations from the steady state?

I'm trying to set up a stochastic differential equation and run numerical simulations for the following process: $$\frac{dV_t}{V_t}=\left[M+\gamma\left(M-\left(\frac{V_t}{V_{t-1}}-1\right)\right)\...
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How can I simulate merging of droplets pressed between two slides? [closed]

I'd like to study the evolution and merging of multiple droplet outlines, while confined and pressed between two planparallel slides. Does anyone have an idea how to code an interactive script by MMA ...
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How do I simulate an ItoProcess that is not supposed to become negative?

I have a process that is similar to a Cox Ingersoll Ross process. Like a CIR process this process does not become negative. However, when I define the process with ItoProcess and I simulate it with ...
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Simulation of a discrete pdf

I have 3 random variables (b,c,d) that capture a discrete pdf over 4 possible realizations. In every period, they evolve according to the random process described in the code below. I would like to ...
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Integrating Over a Conditional Time-Dependent Region

I'm experimenting with integrating over regions so I can check some physics simulations. Here's the rundown of what I'm attempting to do. I have a rectangle that I'm rotating with a parameter: ...
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How to generate a random snowflake?

'Tis the season... And it's about time I posed my first question on Mathematica Stack Exchange. So, here's an holiday quest for you Graphics (and P-Chem?) gurus. What is your best code for generating ...
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Parallelized Monte-Carlo

I'm trying to do a little Monte-Carlo, and the code is working great, but slows down when I try to increase the number of iterations, any suggestions on how I can parallelize this? Every way I've ...
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Simulating network evolution based on common neighbors

I am new to studying networks in Mathematica and I would like to model the following network evolution process: Start with a random graph $g_0$ with $n$ nodes, $n$ even. At each time $t$, ach node $i$...
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How to simulate a directed acyclic graph?

My goal is to have a code to identify and estimate the regression models associated with a directed acyclic graph (DAG), which is obtained through the reduction of a given weighted, directed graph <...
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Value of a function over permutations of two lists

I want to do the sum (in Ising lattice gauge theory) ...
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Sum on a lattice where variables can only take two values (Ising lattice gauge theory)

I want to study the Ising Gauge Theory which has the Hamiltonian \begin{equation} \mathcal{H} = -J \sum_{n,\mu,\nu} \sigma_3(n,\mu)\sigma_3(n+\mu,\nu)\sigma_3(n+\mu+\nu, -\mu)\sigma_3(n+\nu, -\nu) \...
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Efficiently Mowing Grass with Mathematica

Recently, I was mowing my yard and was thinking about how to use the least amount of time/fuel and how to simulate. Mowing a yard that is shaped as a convex polygon is not difficult, you can just make ...
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Thermodynamics of the 2D Ising model

I want to study the thermodynamics of the 2D Nearest Neighbour Ising model (calculate the average energy, susceptibility, etc.). I have the Hamiltonian $$\mathcal{H} = J\sum_{\langle i j \rangle} s_i ...
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Exploring Variability: 100 Stochastic Simulations of Cumulative Incidence

We know $R_0=0.75$ and $\gamma=0.4$. So with the following code I calculate $\beta$ ...
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Simulating the Conduction of Heat on a Metal Rod

Consider the one-dimensional heat equation $$ \frac{\partial u(x,t)}{\partial t}=\alpha\frac{\partial^2 u(x,t)}{\partial x^2}, \quad (x,t)\in (0,L)\times (0,\infty), $$ subject to the ...
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Simulating the card game War with $m$ suits and $n$ values

I am trying to simulate the card game War to find approximations to the stopping time distribution for different types of decks, and study conditional probabilities of winning given a certain deck. (...
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Gravitation simulation and interaction of N (1000) massive objects

Is there an implementaion of the Barnes-Hut algorithm running with Mathematica? Thanks a lot
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Fast Multipole Methods [closed]

My goal is to model electrostatic containment of point charges (protons). I understand the basic N-body potential calculation is O[N^2}, and a potential of q/|ri-rj| (constant mass and charge, ...
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Need an equation for modeling Tytler's Cycle

In all cultures over all time there appears, in different languages for different countries, the maxim "Shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations." This is a function with three ...
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Solving Differential Equation System for HIV Treatment Model

I was working on a project about optimal strategies for HIV treatment, models used from [Butler, Kirschner, and Lenhart] 1997. This model explains the spread of HIV viruses in the human body, where ...
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FEM Capacitor Not Converging with Parallel Plate Model

I am trying to model a 3D electrostatics finite element model of a capacitor to see if I can accurately model the behavior of a parallel plate capacitor before I alter the geometry of the electrodes ...
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Colored plot with Wolfram Mathematica

I saw this image thus I guess that it is possible to color some regions in a plot. What kind of command can I use to have a similar plot?
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Simulating a discrete time stochastic process

I would like to simulate and plot many paths of a discrete random variable $\tau_{t}$ that follows the following process: with probability $\tau_{t-1}$, $\tau_{t}$ is either $0.6$ with probability $x$...
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Evaluating an integral of geometric Brownian motion

I am a Mathematica novice. For an operations research application, I am trying to work with the following wealth process in Mathematica, $$ d W_t = (\rho W_t + P_t) dt\ , $$ where $P_t$ is a stream ...
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Non-linear regression simulation

I have a sequence of data: data = {{20, 291}, {21, 440}, {22, 571}, {23, 830}, {24, 1287}, {25, 1975}, {26, 2744}, {27, 4515}, {28, 5974}, {29, 7711}}; The data is ...
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Including periodic boundary conditions when drawing box of particles

This is essentially a follow-up question to this older post. Given a configuration of tubes (or for simplicity cylinders), we draw them in a box using Graphics3D, ...
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Speeding up the Kuramoto model on a random graph

I am solving the Kuramoto model on a random graph $G(n,p)$, plotting the synchrony against the coupling parameter, as follows, ...
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Plot the graph with two best response functions, Mathematica

I have another doubt regarding Mathematica. This is probably another question that can be easily answered, but since I'm a beginner it's a while that I'm stuck. Since I'm using Mathematica online, the ...
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Table generation with random variates inside. Mathematica [closed]

I'm new on this forum, and I'm also a new user of the software Mathematica. For this reason, I'm sorry if my question will be unclear and / or dumb. I have to make a numerical simulation with random ...
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Gross-Pitaevskii equation with NDSolve

I want to solve the Gross-Pitaevskii equation with NDSolve, I tried the following code: ...
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Simulate spring wire through fixed points

Suppose we have a wire made of an ideal spring steel. If we bend it and then release any external force it will straighten itself into a perfect line. Suppose also that the wire is attached to some ...
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Plotting a parametric function for a given prior distribution of parmaeters

I have a function $f(x, \alpha, \beta)$. The function is piecewise defined and not analytically integrable. I would like to do the following: draw from a distribution on $\alpha$ and $\beta$, compute $...
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Optimizing Code N-Body Simulation

below is my code for a gravitational n-body problem. I know Mathematica has a n-body simulation function however I am programming this to learn Mathematica more and programming numerical techniques. ...
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How to simulate the true reflective movement of a particle bouncing around in an ellipse?

Please help me to simulate the movement of a particle inside a region with elliptical walls such that particle is reflected from the walls and continues to move. A friend was able write code to ...
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How to set this DAE "ball sliding along a frictionless slope" system initial conditions?

How to set this DAE system initial conditions? I want to find out the trajectory of a particle sliding along a frictionless slope, but my code can't work. What's wrong? How should I fix it? Thank you ...
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Real-time interactive simulation

I would like to know how to use mathematica to make a real-time physics simulation that can be interacted with using a cursor. As an example, consider a classical magnetic dipole in a background field,...
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How to simulate hysteresis loop for a ferrimagnetic material

I am trying to modify a ferromagnetic hysteresis loop to ferrimagnetic hysteresis loop. Below is the equation I used for ferromagnetic simulation : Below is the code for above equation: ...
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Sticky Collisions (perfectly inelastic)

There is an awesome simulation https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/a/124926/87086 which shows N particles bouncing in a box (with elastic collisions), made by @Feyre https://mathematica....
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Plot two list for differen first list parameter

I have a series of equations based on which I plot final lists of "xA1","yB1". I need to change "xA1 = {0.55}" and "yB1 = {0.6}" between [0,1] with interval 0....
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Simulate geometric brownian motion and use generated data for calculations

I want to generate a geometric brownian motion A with mean $MuA$, variance $SA$ and starting value 0.05. I do the following: ...
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Solving 2D Landau-Khalatnikov equation & Poisson equation using finite element approach

I would like to solve Landau-Khalatnikov (LK) equation and Poisson equation using finite element approach to simulate ferroelectric hysteresis loop, electric potential distribution and electric ...
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How to make all the balls move until they stop by NBodySimulation

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How to use the option ExternalForce in NBodySimulation

I want to simulate the movement of a small ball on a curved track like the following: This is my current code: ...

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