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September 2009
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simulation

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Jim McElwaine tells Plus how he combines his two loves - mathematics and mountaineering - in avalanche research.

Tags: mathematical modelling : avalanche : granular flow : simulation


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How do you choose a partner? Is it an irrational choice or is it made rationally, based on a mathematical model which analyses the best potential partner you are likely to meet?

Tags: strategy : simulation : decision theory : Googol : optimal stopping