Non-Local Cell Adhesion Models: Symmetries and Bifurcations in 1-D

Published in CMS/CAIMS Books in Mathematics, 2021

Recommended citation: Buttenschön, A., and Hillen, T. (2021) https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030671105



Abstract: This monograph considers the mathematical modeling of cellular adhesion, a key interaction force in cell biology. While deeply grounded in the biological application of cell adhesion and tissue formation, this monograph focuses on the mathematical analysis of non-local adhesion models. The novel aspect is the non-local term (an integral operator), which accounts for forces generated by long ranged cell interactions. The analysis of non-local models has started only recently, and it has become a vibrant area of applied mathematics. This monograph contributes a systematic analysis of steady states and their bifurcation structure, combining global bifurcation results pioneered by Rabinowitz, equivariant bifurcation theory, and the symmetries of the non-local term. These methods allow readers to analyze and understand cell adhesion on a deep level.

This publication is part of the Non-local models of cell-cell adhesion project.