Reproduction and ferromagnetism

2013/07/10 by Ignacio Gallo, Gallo, Ignacio
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Environmental Science · Physics and Astronomy · Social Sciences · #Biological Physics (physics.bio-ph) #Ecosystem dynamics and resilience #Evolution and Genetic Dynamics #Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation #FOS: Biological sciences #FOS: Physical sciences #Populations and Evolution (q-bio.PE) #physics.bio-ph #q-bio.PE

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1307.2911

13 pages, 4 figures

openalex publication_date 2013/07/10 · arxiv created 2013/07/20 · arxiv updated 2013/07/23 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

I present a stochastic population model that combines cooperative interactions of the type often used in physics with the process of reproduction and death familiar to biology, and I refer to reasons why such interlocking may be of interest to both fields.

Citations

• The Feynman Lectures on Physics
• Ferromagnetic state and phase transitions

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