Department of Computational and Applied Mathematics

In a world that is connected more and more everyday it has become essential to include non-local effects when modeling any type of social phenomenon. In this talk I will first introduce some evidence for the need to include non-local effects in modeling. Second, I will discuss some progress made on the concept of "blocking" wave propagation for a non-local equation, which is motivated by an application to criminal activity. This has consequences in other areas like ecology, pest control, and nerve-pulse propagation.

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Department of Mathematics