Team:Evry/Auxin diffusion

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Model using Partial Differential Equations(PDE)

Overview

Using PDE instead of ODE allows one to take into account the space dimensions. Where in the ODE model, the concentration of auxin in a compartment was considered homogeneous, here we can represent the variations internal to the compartment. When taking into account the space dimensions, new problems arise: finding a coherent geometry, 2D vs 3D model, precision, etc. We chose to model a slice of a tadpole's tail based on images from [ADD BOOK REF]. Putting multiple such slices one after the other allows us to approximate a 3 dimensions model.

Hypothesis

There are the different hypothesis we were constrained to make in order to model the system:
  1. The quantity of auxins is homogeneous in the blood

Model description

Equations

Geometry

Limit conditions

Calibration

Results

Conclusion

References