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pmid: 7475079
Population dynamics is analyzed by means of the power series expansion of a decay ratio F(P) with respect to the continuation probability, P, of survival. The truncation of the higher terms of the series yields the Verhulst equation as a first approximation. The approximation for higher age yields a simple exponential decay law of population, while the younger-age approximation recovers Gompertz's empirical law of human mortality. It is shown that there exists a finite survival probability in the limit of t = infinity. The validity of the present result is examined with real population dynamics of centenarians. In order to construct a commensurable definition of aging, an aging phenomenon in decay process is considered on the assumption of an ideal society, from which a simple relationship is derived between the extent of advancement of aging and the continuation probability.
Aging, Models, Statistical, Population Dynamics, Animals, Humans, Mathematics
Aging, Models, Statistical, Population Dynamics, Animals, Humans, Mathematics
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