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The Quasispecies Equation and Classical Population Models

The Quasispecies Equation and Classical Population Models

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Series: Probability Theory and Stochastic Modelling, Book 102

Environmental StudiesProbability & Statistics

ISBN10: 3031086651
ISBN13: 9783031086656
Publisher: Springer
Published: Aug 1 2023
Pages: 242
Weight: 0.79
Height: 0.53 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

This monograph studies a series of mathematical models of the evolution of a population under mutation and selection. Its starting point is the quasispecies equation, a general non-linear equation which describes the mutation-selection equilibrium in Manfred Eigen's famous quasispecies model. A detailed analysis of this equation is given under the assumptions of finite genotype space, sharp peak landscape, and class-dependent fitness landscapes. Different probabilistic representation formulae are derived for its solution, involving classical combinatorial quantities like Stirling and Euler numbers.

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