Volume 32 - Editors - Interdisciplinary Applied Mathematics - Purpose and Scope - Killer Cell Dynamics - Mathematical and Computational Approaches to Immunology

Sep 21, 2026

This volume presents a research-focused series statement for Interdisciplinary Applied Mathematics, emphasizing how increasingly sophisticated mathematical techniques connect with other science and technology fields. It outlines the series purpose: apply mathematics to traditional areas, identify new applications, and invite other disciplines to engage with mathematicians to generate methods and mathematical developments. The front matter also introduces the book Killer Cell Dynamics, targeting mathematical and computational approaches to immunology and describing its focus on killer T cells.

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Preface

Systems biology and computational biology

Population dynamics and mathematical modeling

From ecology concepts to virus-immune interactions

Focus on killer T cells (CTL)

Volume 32 Editors S.S. Antman J.E. Marsden L. Sirovich Geophysics and Planetary Sciences Imaging, Vision, and Graphics Mathematical Biology L. Glass, J.D. Murray Mechanics and Materials R.V. Kohn Systems and Control S.S. Sastry, P. S. Krishnaprasad Problems in engineering, computational science, and the physical and biological sciences are using increasingly sophisticated mathematical techniques. Thus, the bridge between the mathematical sciences and other disciplines is heavily traveled. The correspondingly increased dialog between the disciplines has led to the establishment of the series: Interdisciplinary Applied Mathematics. The purpose of this series is to meet the current and future needs for the interaction between various science and technology areas on the one hand and mathematics on the other. This is done, firstly, by encouraging the ways that mathematics may be applied in traditional areas, as well as point toward new and innovative areas of applications; and, secondly, by encouraging other scientific disciplines to engage in a dialog with mathematicians outlining their problems to both access new methods and suggest innovative developments within mathematics itself. The series will consist of monographs and high-level texts from researchers working on the interplay between mathematics and other fields of science and technology. Interdisciplinary Applied Mathematics Volumes published are listed at the end of the book. Dominik Wodarz Killer Cell Dynamics Mathematical and Computational Approaches to Immunology Dominik Wodarz Department of Ecology and Evolution University of California 321 Steinhaus Hall, Mail Code 2525 Irvine, CA 92697-2525 USA [dwodarz@uci.edu](dwodarz@uci.edu) Editors S. S. Antman Department of Mathematics and Institute for Physical Science and Technology University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742 USA [ssa@math.umd.edu](ssa@math.umd.edu) J.E. Marsden Control and Dynamical Systems Mail Code 107-81 California Institute of Technology Padadena, CA 91125 USA [marsden@cds.caltech.edu](marsden@cds.caltech.edu) L. Sirovich Division of Applied Mathematics Brown University Providence, RI 02912 USA [chico@camelot.mssm.edu](chico@camelot.mssm.edu) Cover illustration: The Killing, painting by Natalia Komarova Mathematics Subject Classification (2000): 37N25, 46N60, 62P10, 92-xx, 92Bxx, 92B05 Library of Congress Control Number: 2006931001 ISBN-10: 0-387-30893-8 ISBN-13: 978-0-387-30893-7 Printed on acid-free paper. © 2007 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 [springer.com](springer.com) To my parents Klara and Hans-Walter, my brother Andi, Pinktche, my wife Natasha, and our children Sophia and Paulina. Paulina was born during the ﬁnal stages of writing this book. Preface Systems biology and computational biology have recently become prominent areas of research in the biomedical community, especially in the area of cell biology. Given that much information on genes and their protein products has become available, the big question is how the individual components interact and work together, and how this determines the functioning of cells, organs, and organisms. Long before the popularity o

FAQs

What is the purpose of the Interdisciplinary Applied Mathematics series?

It aims to meet present and future needs for interaction between mathematics and science/technology, by encouraging applications in traditional areas and new innovative fields and by promoting dialogue with other disciplines.

Why is mathematical modeling important in the biological context discussed here?

Mathematical models provide insights into complex interactions among populations, support new experimental design, and define major research questions and directions.

Which immune system branch does the book focus on?

The book concentrates on killer T cells, also called cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL).

Sep 21, 2026

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