par Belic, M. R.;Skarka, V.;Deneubourg, Jean-Louis ;Lax, M.
Référence Journal of mathematical biology, 24, 4, page (437-449)
Publication Publié, 1986
Article révisé par les pairs
Résumé : We developed a mathematical model and an algorithm for numerical treatment of a model of honeycomb construction in a beehive. The model contains essential features of the bee-bee and bee-wax interactions, and in a qualitative way captures the dynamics of parallel comb construction. The construction is represented by a set of dynamical coupled partial differential equations for the density of bees situated on the hive ceiling, and the quantity of wax distributed by the bees. A spectral algorithm is invented for treatment of these equations, based on a modified thin-sheet gain scheme and a fast Fourier transform technique. © 1986 Springer-Verlag.