First asymptotic relations of Voronovskaya-type for rational operators of Shepard-type are shown. A positive answer in some senses to a problem on the pointwise approximation power of linear operators on equidistant nodes posed by Gavrea, Gonska and Kacs is given. Direct and converse results, computational aspects and Gruss-type inequalities are also proved. Finally an application to images compression is discussed, showing the outperformance of such operators in some senses.

We consider an integro-differential model for evolutionary gametheory which describes the evolution of a population adopting mixed strategies.Using a reformulation based on the first moments of the solution, we provesome analytical properties of the model and global estimates. The asymptoticbehavior and the stability of solutions in the case of two strategies is analyzedin details. Numerical schemes for two and three strategies which are able tocapture the correct equilibrium states are also proposed together with severalnumerical examples. © American Institute of Mathematical Sciences.

In this paper, we present an analytical study, in the one space dimensional case, of the fluid dynamics system proposed in [3] to model the formation of biofilms. After showing the hyperbolicity of the system, we show that, in an open neighborhood of the physical parameters, the system is totally dissipative near its unique non-vanishing equilibrium point.

In this paper we study the effect of rare mutations, driven by a marked point process, on the evolutionary behavior of a population. We derive a Kolmogorov equation describing the expected values of the different frequencies and prove some rigorous analytical results about their behavior. Finally, in a simple case of two different quasispecies, we are able to prove that the rarity of mutations increases the survival opportunity of the low fitness species.

An integro-differential model for evolutionary dynamics with mutations is investigated by improving the understanding of its behaviour using numerical simulations. The proposed numerical approach can handle also density dependent fitness, and gives new insights about the role of mutation in the preservation of cooperation.

We study the Perspective Shape from Shading problem from the numerical point of view pre- senting a simple algorithm to compute its solution. The scheme is based on a semi-Lagrangian approximation of the first order Hamilton-Jacobi equation related to the problem. The scheme is converging to the weak solution (in the viscosity sense) of the equation and allows to compute accurately regular as well as non regular solutions.

In this paper we propose a discrete in continuous mathematical model for the morphogenesis of the posterior lateral line system in zebrafish. Our model follows closely the results obtained in recent biological experiments. We rely on a hybrid description: discrete for the cellular level and continuous for the molecular level. We prove the existence of steady solutions consistent with the formation of particular biological structure, the neuromasts.