Modelling Nonlinear Dynamics
in Complex Chemical and Biological Systems
Dates and location:
June 21 to June 25 in aud.8 at the H.C.Ørsted Institute
Universitetsparken 5, DK-2100 Copenhagen
Qualifications:
Ph.D. and candidate students in chemistry, physics and biochemistry
Background and scope:
Oscillatory phenomena are commonly observed in biological
and chemical systems. These phenomena can not be attributed
to a single species or reaction but are properties of the
entire system. A complete understanding depends on having a
mechanistic model, which unfortunately is not available in
most cases. A partial but nevertheless quantitative
description can be approached from the point of view of
non linear dynamics. In chemical systems these two
approaches has been largely successful and the aim of the
school is to discuss the possibility of transferring
experiences from studies of actual chemical systems to new
methods for studies of biological systems.
Contents:
The course will present examples of mechanistic and dynamic
approaches to the modelling of chemical and biological systems.
Important concepts and methods of each approach will be discussed
e.g. autocatalysis and sensitivity analysis for mechanistic
descriptions. and excitability and amplitude equations for
dynamics. The relation between the two types of description will be
discussed.
Form:
The course consists of morning sessions with lectures given by local
and foreign teachers, and afternoon sessions with exercises and
student contributions.
Invited speakers: Albert Goldbeter (Bruxelles), Milos Marek
(Prague), Arpad Nagy, (Bratislava) and (Lars Folke Olsen), University
of Odense.
Program for the Summer School
Abstract of Lectures
Organizers:
Axel
Hunding, Finn
Hynne and Preben Graae Sørensen from the
Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen and Erik Mosekilde
from the Technical University of Denmark. The course is organized by
the Ph.D. School of Nonlinear Science and supported by the Danish
Research Academy.
Enquiries and registration:
Preben Graae Sørensen,
Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen
Phone 35320246, e-mail pgs@kiku.dk