Parameter scans

[GuettnerBianca]

Write code to enable parameter scans with custom functionality. Code should be generalized to allow for different interactions and parameters used. The number of arguments for a single function should be limited.

Marcus' options:

• parameter scan function
• lists of parameters for get_lgca
• number of runs
• simulation time
• custom initial conditions
• filename and suffix
• mean and standard deviation of parameters or parameter range for a fixed step size

Franzi's options:

• multiprocessing module: easy mapping of single simulation runs to threads (also compare old parameter scan script "S_vs_beta_parallel" in di_clusters)
• simulator class with call function, thread safe data processing during simulation, intermediate plots, data saving
• single parameters for get_lgca
• simulation time
• number of timesteps after which to save intermediate data
• directory for saving files

Steps

• find requirements
• find a clean data organization concept for output - scientific data management best practices
• decide between module and simulator class
• implement and test
• document