Mathematical Modelling of Biosystems
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Applied Optimization VOLUME 102 Series Editors: Panos M. Pardalos University of Florida, USA Donald W. Hearn University of Florida, USA
MATHEMATICAL MODELLING OF BIOSYSTEMS
Edited by RUBEM P. MONDAINI Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil PANOS M. PARDALOS University of Florida, Florida, USA
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Prof. Rubem P. Mondaini Federal University of Rio de Janeiro UFRJ – COPPE – Centre of Technology 21.941-972 – P.O. Box 68.511 Rio de Janeiro – RJ Brazil [email protected]
Prof. Panos M. Pardalos University of Florida Center for Applied Optimization 303 Weil Hall P.O. Box 116595 Gainesville, FL, 32611-6595 USA pardalos@ufl.edu
ISBN 978-3-540-76783-1
e-ISBN 978-3-540-76784-8
DOI 10.1007/978-3-540-76784-8 Applied Optimization ISSN 1384-6485 Library of Congress Control Number: 2008921240 AMS codes: 34-XX, 42-XX, 49-XX, 92-XX, 53-XX, 35-XX, 52-XX, 68-XX c 2008 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Production: le-tex Jelonek, Schmidt & Vöckler GbR Cover design: WMXDesign GmbH, Heidelberg Printed on acid-free paper 987654321 springer.com
Preface
The first idea for organizing this book was to collect some state of art contributions to the literature on mathematical modelling of biosystems written by representatives of research groups in the Americas. We have also invited a contribution from the Russian Federation written by A. Finkelstein. The importance of an interdisciplinary approach to this field of knowledge or of a biologically-inspired treatment of mathematical structures inherent to Nature, derives from the best insights professed in the last century by researchers like D’arcy Thompson, Rashevsky, Schroedinger, Ulam and Feynman. This already traditional avenue of Science in Latin America is now being followed by many multidisciplinary conferences all over the world and we think that in order to enhance the participation of young scientists on them, a book written by invited experts with many years of engagement on these interdisciplinary scientific activities was strictly necessary. We have chosen nine main themes to be addressed by these scientists as chapters of the present book. Each of them is aimed to correspond to a fresh start of the study of the selected theme at
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