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GEST is the first model and simulation specification language. Specifications of the model and the experiment are totally separated. The modelling world view is based on the axiomatic system theory of Wymore which provides an excellent basis for simulation modelling and symbolic model processing. This chapter has two aims: 1) To present the GEST language and the robust and rich modelling paradigm it provides even for non-simulation application areas, as well as 2) to foster design and development of other GEST-like modelling and simulation languages which would provide other modelling formalisms within comprehensive modelling and simulation systems.
This study has sponsored by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) by the Operating Grant A8117.
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Ören, T.I. (1984). GEST — A Modelling and Simulation Language Based on System Theoretic Concepts. In: Ören, T.I., Zeigler, B.P., Elzas, M.S. (eds) Simulation and Model-Based Methodologies: An Integrative View. NATO ASI Series, vol 10. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82144-8_10
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