A catastrophe theoretic model of heat regulation in homeothermic animals (Q792245)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 3852853
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    A catastrophe theoretic model of heat regulation in homeothermic animals
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 3852853

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      A catastrophe theoretic model of heat regulation in homeothermic animals (English)
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      The paper deals with the mechanism of human temperature regulation. The aim of this paper is to show that temperature regulations can be described by a butterfly catastrophe model involving three cusps, two of which disappear by way of a swallowtail when the ''set point'' of the central body temperature approaches the lower or upper limit beyond which survival is not possible.
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      homothermic animals
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      negative feedback system
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      butterfly catastrophe model
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      human temperature regulation
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