Mathematical Biology II

Spatial Models and Biomedical Applications

J.D. Murray

836 pages, parution le 24/02/2003 (3^eme édition)

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Résumé

In the ten years since the first edition of this book appeared the field of mathematical biology has grown at an astonishing rate and has established itself as a distinct discipline. Mathematical modelling is now being applied in every major discipline in the biomedical sciences. Though the field has become increasingly large and specialized, this book remains important as a text that introduces some of the exciting problems that arise in biology and gives some indication of the wide spectrum of questions that modelling can address. Due to this tremendous development in recent years, for this new edition Murray is covering certain items in depth, giving new applications such as modelling marital interaction, growth of cancer tumours, temperature sex determination, wolf territoriality, wolf-deer survival etc. In other areas he discusses basic modelling concepts and provides further references as needed. He also provides even closer links between models and experimental data throughout the text. The book continues to present a broad view of the field of theoretical and mathematical biology and gives us an excellent background from which to begin geniune interdisciplinary research in the biomedical sciences.

Contents

Multi-Species Waves and Practical Applications
Spatial Pattern Formation with Reaction Diffusion Systems
Animal Coat Patterns and Other Practical Applications of Reaction Diffusion Mechanisms
Pattern Formation on Growing Domains: Alligators and Snakes
Bacterial Patterns and Chemotaxis
Mechanical Theory for Generating Pattern and Form in Development
Evolution, Morphogenetic Laws, Developmental Constraints and Teratologies
A Mechanical Theory of Vascular Network Formation
Epidermal Wound Healing
Dermal Wound Healing
Growth and Control of Brain Tumours
Neural Models of Pattern Formation
Geographic Spread and Control of Epidemics
Wolf Territoriality, Wolf-Deep Interaction and Survival

A- General Results for the Laplacian Operator in Bounded Domains

L'auteur - J.D. Murray

University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

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Éditeur(s)	Springer
Auteur(s)	J.D. Murray
Parution	24/02/2003
Édition	3^eme édition
Nb. de pages	836
Format	16 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	1003g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780387952284
ISBN13	978-0-387-95228-4