Abstract
We consider a mathematical model of age-dependent population dynamics that is a generalization of the Gurtin–MacCamy model. We study the existence and uniqueness of solutions of an initial boundary-value problem and the existence and stability of stationary age distributions.
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Matsenko, V.H. A Nonlinear Model of Age-Dependent Population Dynamics. Nonlinear Oscillations 6, 350–360 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:NONO.0000016413.74736.2e
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/B:NONO.0000016413.74736.2e
Keywords
- Differential Equation
- Mathematical Model
- Partial Differential Equation
- Ordinary Differential Equation
- Population Dynamic