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Computing the Electrical Activity in the Heart: 1 (Monographs in Computational Science and Engineering, 1) - Hardcover

Sundnes, Joakim; Lines, Glenn Terje; Cai, Xing; Nielsen, Bjørn Frederik; Mardal, Kent-Andre; Tveito, Aslak

 
9783540334323: Computing the Electrical Activity in the Heart: 1 (Monographs in Computational Science and Engineering, 1)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 3540334327 ISBN 13: 9783540334323
Publisher: Springer, 2006

Synopsis

This book describes mathematical models and numerical techniques for simulating the electrical activity in the heart. It gives an introduction to the most important models, followed by a detailed description of numerical techniques. Particular focus is on efficient numerical methods for large scale simulations on both scalar and parallel computers. The results presented in the book will be of particular interest to researchers in bioengineering and computational biology.

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About the Author

Joakim Sundnes is Chief Research Scientist at Simula Research Laboratory and teaches undergraduate programming at the University of Oslo. His research is in scientific computing and computational science, mostly focused on biomechanics and computational physiology, and involves extensive programming in Python and other languages. For the last five years he has been responsible for the main introductory programming class for natural science students at the University of Oslo, and he has also taught multiple graduate courses in computational physiology and applied mathematics.

From the Back Cover

This book describes mathematical models and numerical techniques for simulating the electrical activity in the heart. The book gives an introduction to the most important models of the field, followed by a detailed description of numerical techniques for the models. Particular focus is on efficient numerical methods for large scale simulations on both scalar and parallel computers. The results presented in the book will be of particular interest to researchers in bioengineering and computational biology, who face the challenge of solving these complex mathematical models efficiently. The book will also serve as a valuable introduction to a new and exciting field for computational scientists and applied mathematicians.

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Publisher
Springer
Publication date
2006
Language
English
ISBN 10 
3540334327
ISBN 13 
9783540334323
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
318