Hysteresis Phenomena in Biology [electronic resource] / by Hamid Reza Noori.
By: Noori, Hamid Reza [author.].
Contributor(s): SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: BookSeries: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology: Publisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014Description: XI, 45 p. 12 illus. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783642382185.Subject(s): Mathematics | Functional analysis | Physiology -- Mathematics | Biomedical engineering | Mathematics | Physiological, Cellular and Medical Topics | Biomedical Engineering | Biophysics and Biological Physics | Mathematical and Computational Biology | Functional AnalysisDDC classification: 570.285 Online resources: Click here to access onlineIntroduction -- Bifurcation Theory and Bistability -- Preisach Models -- Examples of Hysteresis Phenomena in Biology.
The occurrence of hysteresis phenomena has been traditionally associated with mechanical and magnetic properties of materials. However, recent studies on the dynamics of biological processes suggest switch-like behavior that could be described by mathematical models of hysteresis. This book presents the milestones and perspectives of biological hysteresis and provides a comprehensive and application-oriented introduction to this subject. The target audience primarily comprises researchers but the book may also be beneficial for graduate students.
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