Differential Equations in Cell Motility: Applications of Numerical Methods in the Real World

Title

Differential Equations in Cell Motility: Applications of Numerical Methods in the Real World

Subject

Mathematics

Creator

Yiyang Hu

Date

2025

Contributor

Dr Björn Stinner

Abstract

Imagine that when a virus enters our body, our immune system is activated, and some cells start to track and kill the virus. Here is an interesting question: How do the cells know which direction is the correct one, given that the movement of the virus is totally random? My project will use differential equations, particularly stochastic differential equations, to explain this phenomenon and numerical methods that rely on computers to predict the potential future movement of the cells.

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PDEs, numerical methods, stochastic differential equations, finite element method

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Citation

Yiyang Hu, “Differential Equations in Cell Motility: Applications of Numerical Methods in the Real World,” URSS SHOWCASE, accessed November 2, 2025, https://linen-dog.lnx.warwick.ac.uk/items/show/811.