Random Movements in Space and Time

Edward K. Yeargers, Ronald W. Shonkwiler and James V. Herod
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Edward K. Yeargers: Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Biology
Ronald W. Shonkwiler: Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Mathematics
James V. Herod: Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Mathematics

Chapter Chapter 6 in An Introduction to the Mathematics of Biology: with Computer Algebra Models, 1996, pp 154-193 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Many biological phenomena, at all levels of organization, can be modeled by treating them as random processes, behaving much like the diffusion of ink in a container of water. In this chapter we discuss some biological aspects of random processes, namely the movement of oxygen across a human placenta and the spread of infectious diseases. While these processes might seem to be quite different at first glance, they actually act according to very similar models.

Keywords: Random Walk; Random Movement; Oxygen Affinity; Fetal Hemoglobin; Countercurrent Flow (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1996
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4757-1095-3_6

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