A simple mathematical model of the thermal death of microorganisms

DOI10.1007/BF02458848MaRDI QIDQ1108230zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors S. H. Smith

Publication date 1988

Published in Bulletin of Mathematical Biology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02458848

zbMATH Keywords

`kill- rate' of sporesBoltzmann distribution of energypopulation of bacterial sporesultra heat treatment

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Population dynamics (general) (92D25)

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