Mathematical Methods in Biology and Neurobiology

• Main Author: Jost, Jürgen (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Universitext,
• Subjects: Mathematics.; Dynamics.; Ergodic theory.; Partial differential equations.; System theory.; Neural networks (Computer science).; Calculus of variations.; Combinatorics.; Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory.; Partial Differential Equations.; Complex Systems.; Mathematical Models of Cognitive Processes and Neural Networks.; Calculus of Variations and Optimal Control; Optimization.

Mathematical models can be used to meet many of the challenges and opportunities offered by modern biology. The description of biological phenomena requires a range of mathematical theories. This is the case particularly for the emerging field of systems biology. Mathematical Methods in Biology and...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Discrete structures
• Stochastic processes
• Pattern formation
• Optimization
• Population genetics.