The shape of the polymerization rate in the prion equation

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 53, Issue 7-8, 2011, Pages 1451-1456

  Gabriel, Pierre ^a  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Aggregation fragmentation equations; Data fitting; Eigenproblem; Polymerization process; Self similarity; Size repartition

Indexed keywords

DATA FITTING; EIGENPROBLEM; FRAGMENTATION EQUATION; POLYMERIZATION PROCESS; SELF-SIMILARITIES; SIZE REPARTITION;

DATA HANDLING; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; POLYMERIZATION;

POLYMERS;

EID: 79951577161     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcm.2010.03.032     Document Type: Article

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