Biomathematics
methods and limits
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https://doi.org/10.1590/S0101-31731996000100009Keywords:
Dynamical systems, Complexity, Unpredictability, Differential equations, Classical mechanics, Quantum mechanics, ThermodynamicAbstract
This article tries to give a general vision of the mathematical methods used to model biological processes. There are two kinds of methods: deterministics using dynamical systems theory and probabilistics, using stochastic differential equations. However, three points can not be neglected for biological processes: complexity, unpredictability and diversity of time scales.
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