Investigating Chemotaxis in 2D with Moving Finite Elements

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作者
Wacher, Abigail [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Durham, Dept Math Sci, Durham DH1 3LE, England
来源
NUMERICAL ANALYSIS AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS, VOLS I-III | 2010年 / 1281卷
关键词
Chemotaxis; aggregation of microglia; reaction-diffusion; moving finite elements; pattern formation; DISEASE SENILE PLAQUES; MICROGLIA; MODEL;
D O I
10.1063/1.3498399
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
We numerically investigate a two dimensional model of aggregation of microglia in two spatial dimensions using the String Gradient Weighted Moving Finite Element method.
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页码:2170 / 2172
页数:3
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