Abstract

The EZStrobe add-on for the STROBOSCOPE simulation system is used to model the classic “Dining Philosophers” problem, where five philosophers sit around a table in front of five plates of food and alternate between thinking and eating. There are only 5 chopsticks available, and because philosophers need two chopsticks to eat, at most two can be eating at the same time. Thus, activities compete for limited resources. The EZStrobe simulation model is presented, and the reasons for the differences in its results from previous solutions are examined.