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2014-Rogert_Smith-Mathematical Modeling of Zombies

Author(s): Roger Smith?

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Keywords: kinetics Zombie zombification interaction times

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Resource Image Here, we use diffusion to model the zombie population shuffling randomly over a one-dimensional domain.

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Smith?, Rogert. 2014. Mathematical Modeling of Zombies.  University Ottawa Press. 26 pp.

See https://people.maths.ox.ac.uk/maini/PKM%20publications/384.pdf . Accessed 29 March 2023.

Abstract: Knowing how long we have before we face off with a zombie could mean the difference between life, death and zombification. Here, we use diffusion to model the zombie population shuffling randomly over a one-dimensional domain. This mathematical formulation allows us to derive exact and approximate interaction times, leading to conclusions on how best to delay the inevitable meeting. Interaction kinetics are added to the system and we consider under what conditions the system displays an infection wave. Using these conditions, we then develop strategies that allow the human race to survive its impending doom.

 

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