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József Z Farkas¹, Peter Hinow

¹Department of Computing Science and Mathematics, University of Stirling, Stirling, United Kingdom. jzf@maths.stir.ac.uk

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This study introduces a size-structured population model with dynamic boundary conditions, proving solutions exhibit balanced exponential growth. The model allows for distinct physiological states in populations.

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Area of Science:

Mathematical Biology
Population Dynamics
Differential Equations

Background:

Population models are crucial for understanding species dynamics.
Size-structured models offer finer resolution than age-structured ones.
Dynamic boundary conditions enable modeling of complex physiological states.

Purpose of the Study:

To analyze a linear size-structured population model with diffusion.
To incorporate generalized Wentzell-Robin boundary conditions.
To investigate the existence, positivity, and growth properties of solutions.

Main Methods:

Utilizing semigroup theory to establish existence and positivity of solutions.
Analyzing the dissipativity of a perturbed semigroup generator.
Demonstrating the existence of a finite-dimensional global attractor.

Main Results:

Existence and positivity of solutions are proven via positive quasicontractive semigroups.
The model exhibits balanced exponential growth, admitting a finite-dimensional global attractor.
Strictly positive fertility leads to asynchronous exponential growth.

Conclusions:

The developed model provides a robust framework for size-structured populations with complex states.
The mathematical analysis confirms predictable population growth patterns.
This work advances theoretical population dynamics with novel boundary conditions.