A mathematical model of heterogeneous behavior of single muscle fibres (Q1078111)

In striated muscles, as in myocardium and skeletal muscles, a combination of passive elastic elements and active force-generating contractile elements explains many of the mechanical phenomena exhibited by these muscles. The aim of the paper is to study mathematically a model simulating the contraction of heterogeneous muscel fibres. It is assumed that the muscle segments act in series. The author reduces the problem to integro- differential equations by integration of first order hyperbolic equations along characteristics. Furthermore existence, uniqueness and continuous dependence of the solution are proven.