Segregation of a population in an environment
Segregation of a population in an environment
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环境中人口的隔离
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1980
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通讯作者:
M. Nagasawa
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作者:
M. Nagasawa
A mathematical model for spatial patterns and the segregation of a population is presented. Individuals in a population are assumed to move at random under the influence of a given environment potential V(x). The notion of kinetic excitation K(x) and intensity excitation Q(x) of a population is introduced. Then equilibrium states of a population are defined through a macroscopic relation K(x) + Q(x) + V(x) = constant. The problem of finding out equilibrium distributions is reduced to an eigenvalue problem. It is shown that a population is segregated by the nodal surfaces of the eigenfunctions, if it is excited. Some applications of the model to biological and ecological problems are indicated.