New Trends in the Physics and Mechanics of Biological Systems

Name: New Trends in the Physics and Mechanics of Biological Systems
Brand: Oxford University Press (UK)
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By Martine Ben Amar

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In July 29, many experts in the mathematical modelling of biological sciences gathered in Les Houches for a 4-week summer school on the mechanics and physics of biological systems. The goal of the school was to present to students and researchers an integrated view of new trends and challenges in physical and mathematical aspects of biomechanics. While the scope for such a topic is very wide, we focused on problems where solid and fluid mechanics play a centralrole. The school covered both the general mathematical theory of mechanical biology in the context of continuum mechanics but also the specific modelling of particular systems in the biology of the cell, plants, microbes, and in physiology. These lecture notes are organised (as was the school) aroundfive different main topics all connected by the common theme of continuum modelling for biological systems: Bio-fluidics, Bio-gels, Bio-mechanics, Bio-membranes, and Morphogenesis. These notes are not meant as a journal review of the topic but rather as a gentle tutorial introduction to the readers who want to understand the basic problematic in modelling biological systems from a mechanics perspective.

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Edition:: illustrated
Number of Pages:: 380
Release Date:: 2011-07-21
Publication Date:: 2011-12-08
Publisher:: Oxford University Press (UK)
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 0199605831
ISBN13:: 9780199605835
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 908 g
Height:: 183 cm
Width:: 260 cm
Thickness:: 25 cm

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