Dynamics of Biological Systems - Lecture 7

Explore the seventh lecture in a comprehensive summer course on the Dynamics of Biological Systems. Delve into advanced concepts of biological physics as Dr. Brato Chakrabarti from the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences presents complex topics in this nearly two-hour session. Learn how tools from physics can be applied to explain behaviors of living systems, covering subjects such as predator-prey population oscillations, multi-species ecosystem chaos, and microscopic organism locomotion. Gain insights into modeling and predicting phenomena like species competition, population catastrophes, bacterial motility, and collective behavior in fluid environments using principles from nonlinear dynamics, statistical physics, and fluid dynamics. Designed for undergraduates with no prior biological knowledge, this lecture is part of a broader course introducing students to the fascinating field of biological physics through a pedagogical approach.