Markov semigroups and stability of the cell maturity distribution

Journal of Biological Systems

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 69-94

  Rudnicki, Ryszard ^a,b   Pichor, Katarzyna ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Asymptotic stability; First order partial differential equation; Markov semigroup; Structured population

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346673947     PISSN: 02183390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218339000000067     Document Type: Article

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