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Transient thermal behavior in biological systems

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The Peaceman-Rachford finite difference method is applied to cylindrically symmetric, transient heat conduction problems in biological media. Inhomogeneous media and internal sources which vary in both space and time are permitted. Boundary conditions are satisfied without sacrificing high local resolution by means of an exponentially stretched grid. Computation time on a Philco 2000/210 computer is approximately 5 msec per grid point per time step.

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  1. Life Sciences Division, Technology Incorporated, 8531 N. New Braunfels Avenue, 78217, San Antonio, Texas

    M. A. Mainster, T. J. White, J. H. Tips & P. W. Wilson

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Mainster, M.A., White, T.J., Tips, J.H. et al. Transient thermal behavior in biological systems. Bulletin of Mathematical Biophysics 32, 303–314 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02476870

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