Scaling laws and the growth dynamics in biological structures

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作者：
Penna, A. L. A. [1 ]
Oliveira, F. A. [1 ]
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[1] Univ Brasilia, Inst Fis, Brasilia, DF, Brazil
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REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE ENSINO DE FISICA | 2008年 / 30卷 / 03期
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scaling laws; growth; similarity;
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G40 [教育学];
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040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要：
In this article we will briefly present an interdisciplinary relationship between scaling laws in physics and growth dynamics in biological structures. First, will be discussed the preliminary concepts of the scaling laws applied in biology. By using the West similarity hypothesis, we formulate, in a deductive and didactic way, a generalized differential equation to study the growth of organisms in general.
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