A model of invasion by bodysnatchers from the far reaches of space

• Gavin M. Abernethy ^[1]
  1. [1] Sheffield Hallam University

     Sheffield Hallam University

     Reino Unido

     
• Localización: International journal of mathematical education in science and technology, ISSN 0020-739X, Vol. 52, Nº. 10, 2021, págs. 1577-1597
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • A discrete model of invasion by subversive alien bodysnatchers is constructed and analysed numerically as a proposed undergraduate project. Several extensions of the model are demonstrated, including a spatial system of ten planets arranged on a one-dimensional lattice, and we discuss some of the practical considerations that arise when supervising such a project. Exercises for further student investigations of the model are suggested.