Bridging scales in a multiscale pattern-forming system.

ABSTRACT: Self-organized pattern formation is vital for many biological processes. Reaction-diffusion models have advanced our understanding of how biological systems develop spatial structures, starting from homogeneity. However, biological processes inherently involve multiple spatial and temporal scales and transition from one pattern to another over time, rather than progressing from homogeneity to a pattern. To deal with such multiscale systems, coarse-graining methods are needed that allow the dynamics to be reduced to the relevant degrees of freedom at large scales, but without losing information about the patterns at small scales. Here, we present a semiphenomenological approach which exploits mass conservation in pattern formation, and enables reconstruction of information about patterns fr

SUBMITTER: Wurthner L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9388104 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature