Computational analysis of complex systems : applications to population dynamics and networks
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Authors
Molnar, Ferenc
Issue Date
2014-12
Type
Electronic thesis
Thesis
Thesis
Language
ENG
Keywords
Multidisciplinary science
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Abstract
Most spatial models assume initial populations with a uniform distribution inside a finite patch; a simple, but not a cost-efficient approach. We show, using a novel application of simulated annealing, that a specific, non-trivial shape of spatial distribution can minimize the total cost of successful invasion, i.e., the cost of ecological restoration. Further, our approach can be generalized to essentially any reaction-diffusion model with diffusive spreading.
Description
December 2014
School of Science
School of Science
Full Citation
Publisher
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY