A new mathematical model for cell motility with nonlocal repulsion from saturated areas

The main purpose of this work is the mathematical modelling of large populations of cells under different deterministic interactions among themselves, in balance with random diffusion. We focus on cell─cell interaction mechanisms for a single population confined to an isolated domain. We derive a ma...

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Autores: Giambiagi Ferrari, Carlo, Guillén González, Francisco Manuel, Pérez Pérez, María Teresa, Suárez Fernández, Antonio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:dnet:idus________::f35042e384d04f5a12c4f1ce81ab5988
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/185207
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physd.2025.134973
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Nonlocal gradient
Random diffusion
Nonlocal saturation coefficient
Confined dynamics
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Sumario:The main purpose of this work is the mathematical modelling of large populations of cells under different deterministic interactions among themselves, in balance with random diffusion. We focus on cell─cell interaction mechanisms for a single population confined to an isolated domain. We derive a macroscopic mathematical model including a nonlocal saturation coefficient depending on a crowding capacity, as part of a nonlocal drift term. Then, this capacity acts as a threshold above which repulsion effects appear. This macroscopic model is approached using two different microscopic discrete models based on Eulerian or Lagrangian reference systems, respectively.