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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461320803321

Autore

Bianca Concetta

Titolo

Towards a mathematical theory of complex biological systems [[electronic resource] /] / C. Bianca, N. Bellomo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, 2011

ISBN

1-283-14873-0

9786613148735

981-4340-54-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (227 p.)

Collana

Series in mathematical biology and medicine ; ; v. 11

Altri autori (Persone)

BellomoN

Disciplina

570.15/118

Soggetti

Biomathematics

Biological systems - Mathematical models

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1. Looking for a Mathematical Theory of Biological Systems; 2. On the Complexity of Biological Systems; Immune System, Wound Healing Process, and System Biology; Mathematical Tools; Applications and Research Perspectives; Appendix A Mathematical Modeling of Space and Velocity-Dependent Systems; Glossary; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This monograph has the ambitious aim of developing a mathematical theory of complex biological systems with special attention to the phenomena of ageing, degeneration and repair of biological tissues under individual self-repair actions that may have good potential in medical therapy.The approach to mathematically modeling biological systems needs to tackle the additional difficulties generated by the peculiarities of living matter. These include the lack of invariance principles, abilities to express strategies for individual fitness, heterogeneous behaviors, competition up to proliferative a