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A MATHEMATICAL MODEL FOR A SELF-LIMITING POPULATION

A MATHEMATICAL MODEL FOR A SELF-LIMITING POPULATION. Glenn Ledder gledder@math.unl.edu University of Nebraska. THE CONCEPTUAL MODEL. A container holds p ( t ) microorganisms and a quantity w ( t ) of waste, with p (0) = p 0 « 1 and w (0) = 0 .

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A MATHEMATICAL MODEL FOR A SELF-LIMITING POPULATION

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  1. A MATHEMATICAL MODELFOR ASELF-LIMITING POPULATION Glenn Ledder gledder@math.unl.edu University of Nebraska

  2. THE CONCEPTUAL MODEL • A container holds p(t) microorganisms and a quantity w(t) of waste, with p(0)=p0«1 and w(0)=0. 2. Waste production is proportional to population. 3. In absence of waste, population growth is logistic. 4. Relative death rate increases linearly with waste amount.

  3. THE MATHEMATICAL MODEL • Waste production is proportional to population. dw dt —–=kp w(0) = 0 • In absence of waste, population growth is • logistic. • Relative death rate increases linearly with • waste amount. dp dt p M —–=rp(1– —)–bwp p(0) =p0

  4. NONDIMENSIONALIZATION dw dt —–=kp w(0) = 0 dp dt p M —–=rp(1– —)–bwp p(0) =p0 r b Let p=MPw=—Wτ=rt Then W′=KP W(0)=0 P′ =P(1–P–W) P(0)=P0

  5. NULLCLINES • W is fixed when P=0 and increasing when P>0. • P is fixed when P=0 and P+W=1. P 1 W 1

  6. The DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION for the TRAJECTORIES Trajectories satisfy the equation —– = — = ——– We can combine the differential equations to obtain the differential equation for the trajectories in the phase plane. Given W′=KP and P′ =P(1–P–W) : dP dW P′ W′ 1-P-W K

  7. CHANGE OF VARIABLES dP dW 1-P-W K The trajectory equation, —– = ——– , is linear but not autonomous. Let Z=P+W. dZ dW Then K–— =1+K–Z. This equation is autonomous as well as linear.

  8. PHASE LINE dZ dW K–— =1+K–Z Z=P+W. Z 1+K 1+Kis a stable equilibrium solution; however, it is not achieved because W remains finite. • P+W<1+K , and (P+W)′ > 0

  9. TRAJECTORIES We can solve the trajectory equation to get P=1+K–W+(P0–1–K)e-W/K K=0.5 K=1.0

  10. MAXIMUM POPULATION P=1+K–W+(P0–1–K)e-W/K The maximum population occurs when P+W=1. 1+K-P0 K P=1–W=1–Kln———

  11. LIMITING BEHAVIOR With P0=0andP=0, we have W=(1+K)(1-e-W/K). s u-s su u-s (K,W∞) = ( ——, —— ),whereu=-ln(1-s)

  12. EXTINCTION TIME Let T be the time (in units of 1/r) at which P=0. From W′=KP, we have W∞/K du 1+K–Ku+(P0-1-K)e-u T= —————————— 0 P0=0.01

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