Numerical solutions of a linear age-structured population model
Abstract
We study numerical solutions of an age-structured population model. The model is a linear partial differential equation (PDE) with nonlocal boundary condition. With this model, we aim to understand how the populations of individuals change in both time and age. We use finite difference operators to replace the partial derivatives and composite trapezoidal method to compute the integral at the boundary. By numerically solving the PDE in Matlab, we generate preliminary results about age-structured populations, and explore convergence of the numerical scheme.
- Publication:
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Second International Conference of Mathematics (SICME2019)
- Pub Date:
- April 2019
- DOI:
- 10.1063/1.5097799
- Bibcode:
- 2019AIPC.2096b0002R