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A hybrid scheme for solving a model of population dynamics

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A hybrid scheme is proposed for the numerical solution of a class of hyperbolic PDE describing the growth process for a population model. We study the stability of this method and the asymptotic behaviour of the numerical solution. Finally we show some numerical results.

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  1. Istituto di Analisi Matematica delle Facoltà di Scienze dell'Università di Bari, Palazzo Ateneo, 70121, Bari, (Italy)

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Lopez, L., Trigiante, D. A hybrid scheme for solving a model of population dynamics. Calcolo 19, 379–395 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02575767

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