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Methods and tools of mathematical kinetic theory towards modelling complex biological systems

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Methods of mathematical kinetic theory have been recently developed to describe the collective behavior of large populations of interacting individuals such that their microscopic state is identified not only by a mechanical variable (typically position and velocity), but also by a biological state (or sociobiological state) related to their organized, somehow intelligent, behavior. The interest in this type of mathematical approach is documented in the collection of surveys edited in [1], in the review papers [2], [3], and in the book [4].

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  1. Department of Mathematics, Politecnico, Torino, Italy

    Nicola Bellomo & Marcello Delitala

  2. Ecole Nationale des Sciences Appliquées, University Cadi Ayyad, Safi, Maroc

    Abdelghani Bellouquid

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  1. Dipartimento di Matematica, Politecnico di Torino, 32 Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 20133, Milano, Italy

    Carlo Cercignani

  2. Dipartimento di Matematica “F. Castorati”, Università degli Studi di Pavia, 1 via Ferrata, 27100, Pavia, Italy

    Ester Gabetta

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Bellomo, N., Bellouquid, A., Delitala, M. (2007). Methods and tools of mathematical kinetic theory towards modelling complex biological systems. In: Cercignani, C., Gabetta, E. (eds) Transport Phenomena and Kinetic Theory. Modeling and Simulation in Science, Engineering and Technology. Birkhäuser Boston. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-8176-4554-0_8

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