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- Self-contained and includes rigorous proofs, often supported by numerical simulations
- Contains an introduction to mathematical methods in nonlinear functional analysis and partial differential equations; Liapunov-Schmidt reduction and nonlocal eigenvalue problems
- Includes links to biological applications; hydra development and regeneration, patterns on animal skins, embryo development, insect leg segmentation, left-right asymmetry of organisms, self-organisation of matter and consumer chains
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Applied Mathematical Sciences (AMS, volume 189)
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This monograph is concerned with the mathematical analysis of patterns which are encountered in biological systems. It summarises, expands and relates results obtained in the field during the last fifteen years. It also links the results to biological applications and highlights their relevance to phenomena in nature. Of particular concern are large-amplitude patterns far from equilibrium in biologically relevant models.
The approach adopted in the monograph is based on the following paradigms:
• Examine the existence of spiky steady states in reaction-diffusion systems and select as observable patterns only the stable ones
• Begin by exploring spatially homogeneous two-component activator-inhibitor systems in one or two space dimensions
• Extend the studies by considering extra effects or related systems, each motivated by their specific roles in developmental biology, such as spatial inhomogeneities, large reaction rates, altered boundary conditions, saturation terms, convection, many-component systems.
Mathematical Aspects of Pattern Formation in Biological Systems will be of interest to graduate students and researchers who are active in reaction-diffusion systems, pattern formation and mathematical biology.
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“This book deals with the mathematical analysis of patterns encountered in biological systems, using a variety of functional analysis methods to prove the existence of solutions. … It is indeed written for advanced graduates and experts interested in the mathematics of pattern formation and reaction-diffusion equations. … this is a good reference source for various advanced theories and mathematical applications in this field.” (J. Michel Tchuenche, zbMATH, Vol. 1295, 2014)Authors and Affiliations
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Department of Mathematics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
Juncheng Wei
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Department of Mathematical Sciences, Brunel University, Uxbridge, United Kingdom
Matthias Winter
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mathematical Aspects of Pattern Formation in Biological Systems
Authors: Juncheng Wei, Matthias Winter
Series Title: Applied Mathematical Sciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5526-3
Publisher: Springer London
eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-5525-6Published: 01 October 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-7261-1Published: 27 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4471-5526-3Published: 18 September 2013
Series ISSN: 0066-5452
Series E-ISSN: 2196-968X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 319
Number of Illustrations: 20 b/w illustrations
Topics: Partial Differential Equations, Mathematical and Computational Biology, Genetics and Population Dynamics, Physiological, Cellular and Medical Topics