Finite-Size Effects in Stochastic Models of Population Dynamics: Applications to Biomedicine and Biology
- Francesca Di Patti,
Population dynamics constitutes a widespread branch of investigations which finds important applications within the realm of life science. The classical deterministic (macroscopic) approach aims at characterizing the time evolution of families of homologous entities, so to unravel the global mechanisms which drive their dynamics. As opposed to this formulation, a microscopic level of modeling can be invoked which instead focuses on the explicit rules governing the interactions among individuals. A viable tool that enables to bridge the gap between the two approaches is the van Kampen's system size expansion. In this thesis we use this method to show how the finite-size effects accounted by the microscopic level might significantly alter the dynamics of biological phenomena.
- DOI: 10.36253/978-88-8453-917-5
- Series: Premio Tesi di Dottorato
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- Language: English
- Subjects: Statistics
University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0003-1288-0079
- Publication Year: 2010
- Pages: 126
- eISBN: 978-88-8453-917-5
- Content License: CC BY-ND 3.0 IT
- © 2010 Author(s)
- Publication Year: 2010
- eISBN: 978-88-9273-690-0
- Content License: CC BY-ND 3.0 IT
- © 2010 Author(s)
- Publication Year: 2010
- Pages: 126
- ISBN: 978-88-8453-976-2
- Content License: CC BY-ND 3.0 IT
- © 2010 Author(s)
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Book Title
Finite-Size Effects in Stochastic Models of Population Dynamics: Applications to Biomedicine and Biology
Authors
Francesca Di Patti
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
126
Publication Year
2010
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© 2010 Author(s)
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Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/978-88-8453-917-5
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Premio Tesi di Dottorato
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2612-8039
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