Predator and prey system as a bridge connecting biology and physics
Project Description
The predator-prey model is a foundational concept in ecology that describes the dynamic interactions between two species: predators, which hunt and consume prey, and prey, which serve as the food source for predators. This non-reciprocal system provides a good model system study many complex phenomena in biology, sociology, or economics. There is a recent trend in physical science to study active and living systems that encompass non-reciprocal interactions. In this project, we plan to use Lotka-Volterra equations, a predator-prey model to investigate novel physical systems, with an aim to bridge complex systems and simple physical systems.
Supervisor
ZHANG, Rui
Co-Supervisor
LI, Sai Ping
Quota
2
Course type
UROP1100
UROP2100
UROP3100
UROP3200
UROP4100
Applicant's Roles
The applicant will use theory and numerical simulation to study a physical system using partial differential equations.
Applicant's Learning Objectives
1. Learn Lotka-Volterra equations.
2. Write a computer program to solve the above equations and model novel physical phenomena.
2. Write a computer program to solve the above equations and model novel physical phenomena.
Complexity of the project
Moderate