Boundary Value Problems for the FitzHugh-Nagumo Equations.

Abstract

This paper is concerned with the threshold problem for the FitzHugh-Nagumo equations. These equations arise in mathematical biology as a model of the transmission of electrical impulses through a nerve axon; they are a simplified version of the Hodgkin-Huxley equations. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA042693

Entities

People

  • Maria Elena Schonbek

Organizations

  • University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Value Problems
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations

Fields of Study

  • Biology
  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Neuroscience