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Complementary variational principles for the steady-state finite cable model of nerve membranes

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Maximum and minimum principles for the steady-state finite cable model of nerve membranes are derived from the canonical theory of complementary variational principles. An accurate variational solution is obtained in an illustrative calculation.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, University of York, YO1 5DD, England

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Anderson, N., Arthurs, A.M. Complementary variational principles for the steady-state finite cable model of nerve membranes. Bltn Mathcal Biology 40, 735–742 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02460604

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