One of the most common terms in the field of human activity is “model”, since it is difficult to find another concept that would include such a wide amount of information. On the whole, the model is such a material or mental object that, in the process of its research, can replace the original object, or, when studying it, provide new information regarding its improvement or modernization. The modeling method is one of the most common today, so that the researcher gets the opportunity not only to apply practical knowledge in the construction of a new structural scheme, but also to make one or another decision. It is important to note that such a technique works well in the manufacturing sector when developing new solutions in terms of construction, improving the production cycle of a plant or factory, designing new types of aircraft, cars, trains, and so on. In addition, the modeling method has found wide application in the economic sphere, since today no marketing strategy for launching a new product on the market is complete without it.
It should be noted that the modeling process without fail includes the construction of scientific hypotheses, the construction of abstractions, as well as inference by analogy. The main feature of this method is that here the process of cognition occurs with the help of substitute objects, and the model itself appears in the form of a kind of tool for this cognition. The need to use this method arises due to the fact that many objects are simply impossible to explore in another way, or it requires a lot of time, effort and money.
So, the modeling method includes three main components:
- Subject of research (one who investigates).
- Object of study (what the search is aimed at).
- Directly the model itself, which the subject builds in relation to the object.
There are many varieties of models that can be constructed during the study of an object. Its cognitive capabilities are determined by the fact that during the study itself the model reflects the essential features of the object, which is original in relation to the subject. In order to analyze the similarity of the original and the new object, appropriate research should also be carried out. It should also be noted that if a model becomes completely identical with respect to the original, then it essentially loses its meaning. Indeed, the method of mathematical modeling, in the obligatory order, should lead to the receipt of new data on a particular object, since this is precisely its meaning.
It is also important to understand that for the same object several models can be built that will differ in their characteristics, depending on the specific situation. After all, there are such features of the object that can only be replaced by others, without the possibility of using them simultaneously. Therefore, the modeling method can also replace the original in a strictly limited sense, since even in matters of detail there can be significant differences.
Thanks to modern computer technologies and the latest software developments, “artificial intelligence” can be connected to the search for new modeling methods, which in a short period of time can produce a large number of solutions to a particular issue. Thanks to this, methods of mathematical modeling are extremely popular today in almost all spheres of human activity, as a result of which we can observe the accelerated development of science and technology. One can also hope that in the very near future with the help of modeling methods it will be possible to solve the global issues of humanity, which tens of thousands of scientists around the world have been working on for the past several decades.