Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Dynamics and percolation in the immune system

  • Published:
International Journal of Theoretical Physics Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

The immune system is studied as a dynamical system. A lattice model for the immune system's memory without percolation is given. An upper limit for the probability of the existence of the memory state is derived. It agrees with the numerical results.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  • Ahmed, E. (1992).Physica B, to appear.

  • Chowdhury, D., and Stauffer, D. (1992).Physica A,186, 61.

    Google Scholar 

  • Farmer, J. D., Packard, N. H., and Perelson, A. S. (1986).Physica D,22, 187.

    Google Scholar 

  • Jain, S. (1992).Monte Carlo Simulation of Disordered System, World Scientific, Singapore.

    Google Scholar 

  • Lundkvist, I., Coutinho, A., Varela, F., and Holemberg, D. (1989).Proceedings of the National Academy of Science USA,86, 5074.

    Google Scholar 

  • Perelson, A. S., ed. (1988).Theoretical Immunology, Addison-Wesley, Amsterdam.

    Google Scholar 

  • Stauffer, D., and Aharony, A. (1992).Introduction to Percolation Theory, Taylor and Francis, London.

    Google Scholar 

  • West, B. J. (1990).Fractal Physiology and Chaos in Medicine, World Scientific, Singapore.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Author notes

  1. E. Ahmed

    Present address: Faculty of Science, Mathematics Department, 35516, Mansoura, Egypt

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Faculty of Science, Mathematics Department, P.O. Box 15551, Al-Ain, UAE

    E. Ahmed

  2. Mathematics Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

    H. A. Abdusalam

Authors
  1. E. Ahmed
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. H. A. Abdusalam
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Ahmed, E., Abdusalam, H.A. Dynamics and percolation in the immune system. Int J Theor Phys 33, 687–693 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00670524

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00670524

Keywords

Search

Navigation