Fractional chemotaxis diffusion equations
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Article Title | Fractional chemotaxis diffusion equations |
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ERA Journal ID | 1018 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Langlands, T. A. M. (Author) and Henry, B. I. (Author) |
Journal Title | Physical Review E |
Journal Citation | 81 (5), pp. 1-12 |
Number of Pages | 12 |
Year | 2010 |
Publisher | American Physical Society |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 1539-3755 |
1550-2376 | |
2470-0045 | |
2470-0053 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.81.051102 |
Web Address (URL) | http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.81.051102 |
Abstract | We introduce mesoscopic and macroscopic model equations of chemotaxis with anomalous subdiffusion for modeling chemically directed transport of biological organisms in changing chemical environments with diffusion hindered by traps or macromolecular crowding. The mesoscopic models are formulated using continuous time random walk equations and the macroscopic models are formulated with fractional order differential equations. Different models are proposed depending on the timing of the chemotactic forcing. Generalizations of the models to include linear reaction dynamics are also derived. Finally a Monte Carlo method for simulating anomalous subdiffusion with chemotaxis is introduced and simulation results are compared with numerical solutions of the model equations. The model equations developed here could be used to replace Keller-Segel type equations in biological systems with transport hindered by traps, macromolecular crowding or other obstacles. |
Keywords | fractional calculus; anomalous subdiffusion; chemotaxis; reaction diffusion equations |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 490510. Stochastic analysis and modelling |
490410. Partial differential equations | |
490102. Biological mathematics | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Department of Mathematics and Computing |
University of New South Wales |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9zxqz/fractional-chemotaxis-diffusion-equations
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