Multiscale models of taxis-driven patterning in bacterial populations

SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 133-167

  Xue, Chuan ^a,b   Othmer, Hans G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Mathematical Biosciences Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemotaxis equations; Diffusion approximation; Pattern formation; Transport equations; Velocity jump processes

Indexed keywords

CHEMOTAXIS EQUATIONS; DIFFUSION APPROXIMATION; PATTERN FORMATION; TRANSPORT EQUATIONS; VELOCITY-JUMP PROCESSES;

BACTERIOLOGY; BACTERIOPHAGES; BIOCHEMISTRY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUID DYNAMICS; MARKOV PROCESSES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TURNING;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

EID: 67649365826     PISSN: 00361399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/070711505     Document Type: Article

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