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Reaction diffusion equations. A tutorial for biologists E. Grenier. Introduction. Introduction: what is a diffusion equation ?. A diffusion equation, or heat equation models for instance The evolution of the temperature in a room
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Reaction diffusion equations A tutorial for biologists E. Grenier
Introduction: what is a diffusion equation ? A diffusion equation, or heat equation models for instance • The evolution of the temperature in a room • The evolution of the concentration of chemical components in a solution • The repartition of a population of animals, each animal walking at random • The evolution of the concentration of ionic species in extracellular space It models the general behavior of particules or indiviuals which move at random • Ions move at random in extracellular space through thermal agitation • Animals move at random (and interact of course, but this interaction is not included in diffusion equation)