2nd annual MGSE Symposium - Institute for Evolution and ...
2nd annual MGSE Symposium - Institute for Evolution and ...
2nd annual MGSE Symposium - Institute for Evolution and ...
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Research in mathematics has often been stimulated by fields outside of<br />
mathematics, especially by natural sciences. While the most obvious connection<br />
is probably the one between mathematics <strong>and</strong> physics, also biology has<br />
influenced mathematical thinking <strong>for</strong> quite some time.<br />
In particular mathematicians have tried to model evolutionary processes ever<br />
since Mendel’s experiments <strong>and</strong> Darwin’s “On the origin of Species”. Such models<br />
nowadays are investigated in great detail <strong>and</strong> with the latest mathematical<br />
techniques. On the other h<strong>and</strong>, basic evolutionary concepts are the basis of<br />
modern strategies <strong>for</strong> solving complex problems such as genetic algorithms.<br />
A special stimulus has been given by the latest developments in genetics such<br />
that the establishment of mathematical biology as a distinct discipline is no<br />
longer in question <strong>and</strong> the people working in the field number in the thous<strong>and</strong>s.<br />
This workshop sheds light on two branches of mathematical biology, one<br />
of the being Conway’s famous game of life, while the other one is intrinsically<br />
related to the problem of underst<strong>and</strong>ing the genetic code.<br />
Prof. Dr. Matthias Löwe<br />
Westfälische Wilhems-<br />
Universität<br />
<strong>Institute</strong> <strong>for</strong> Mathematic<br />
Statistics,<br />
Einsteinstraße 62<br />
48149 Münster<br />
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