Mathematical Modelling in Chemistry and Biology

Abstract

The interdisciplinary use of mathematics to study chemical reactions and biological phenomena can bring many advantages, such as the planning of experiments, the interpretation of observations, the development of theories and technological applications. A number of examples illustrate these points here, such as differential equations applied to reaction systems, the chemostat for biological growth, reaction diffusion processes, the challenge of modelling combustion mathematically and pattern formation of gradients in space. Powerful computers and elaborate graphic systems will in future assure for this mathematical treatment a wide and successful application.