Lecture series »Felix-Klein-Colloquium« / 29. Oktober 2013, 17:15 – 18:30 h
Nonlocal Methods for Modeling the Electrophysiology of the Human Heart
The bi-domain model has been a widely used mathematical framework (based on reaction-diffusion equations) for modeling the propagation of an electrical signal in cardiac tissue for nearly 40 years. lt has been proven to be successful in many situations yet it is based on certain as sumptions that may not hold.
In this presentation we discuss these issues and propose a novel nonstandard approach to modeling this electrical propagation based on nonlocal models. This model is less intuitive than the standard approach, but it seems to explain some aspects that are beyond the standard approach.
We also discuss issues on the nature of models, how models are validated, and whether a good model should be biophysically detailed or phenomenological in nature .
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Kevin Burrage, University of Oxford and the Queensland University of Technology