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Piecewise Deterministic Processes in Biological Models

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology (BRIEFSAPPLSCIENCES)

Part of the book sub series: SpringerBriefs in Mathematical Methods (BRIEFSMATHMETH)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
  2. Biological Models

    • Ryszard Rudnicki, Marta Tyran-Kamińska
    Pages 1-32
  3. Markov Processes

    • Ryszard Rudnicki, Marta Tyran-Kamińska
    Pages 33-62
  4. Operator Semigroups

    • Ryszard Rudnicki, Marta Tyran-Kamińska
    Pages 63-82
  5. Stochastic Semigroups

    • Ryszard Rudnicki, Marta Tyran-Kamińska
    Pages 83-114
  6. Asymptotic Properties of Stochastic Semigroups—General Results

    • Ryszard Rudnicki, Marta Tyran-Kamińska
    Pages 115-128
  7. Asymptotic Properties of Stochastic Semigroups—Applications

    • Ryszard Rudnicki, Marta Tyran-Kamińska
    Pages 129-147
  8. Back Matter

    Pages 149-169

About this book

This book presents a concise introduction to piecewise deterministic Markov processes (PDMPs), with particular emphasis on their applications to biological models. Further, it presents examples of biological phenomena, such as gene activity and population growth, where different types of PDMPs appear: continuous time Markov chains, deterministic processes with jumps, processes with switching dynamics, and point processes. Subsequent chapters present the necessary tools from the theory of stochastic processes and semigroups of linear operators, as well as theoretical results concerning the long-time behaviour of stochastic semigroups induced by PDMPs and their applications to biological models.

 As such, the book offers a valuable resource for mathematicians and biologists alike. The first group will find new biological models that lead to interesting and often new mathematical questions, while the second can observe how to include seemingly disparate biological proc

essesinto a unified mathematical theory, and to arrive at revealing biological conclusions.  The target audience primarily comprises of researchers in these two fields, but the book will also benefit graduate students.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Mathematics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Katowice, Poland

    Ryszard Rudnicki

  • Institute of Mathematics, University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland

    Marta Tyran-Kamińska

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Softcover Book USD 54.99
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