Abstract
We study the mathematical properties of a general model of cell division structured with several internal variables. We begin with a simpler and specific model with two variables, we solve the eigenvalue problem with strong or weak assumptions, and deduce from it the long-time convergence. The main difficulty comes from natural degeneracy of birth terms that we overcome with a regularization technique. We then extend the results to the case with several parameters and recall the link between this simplified model and the one presented in [6]; an application to the non-linear problem is also given, leading to robust subpolynomial growth of the total population.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 121-152 |
| Number of pages | 32 |
| Journal | Mathematical Modelling of Natural Phenomena |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2007 |
Keywords
- cell division
- eigenproblem
- long-time asymptotic
- relative entropy
- structured populations
- transport equation