Simple equation involving time step
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I'm a beginer to MatLAb and I'm looking to practice with the ODE function with model equations. I haven't seen many tutorials on youtube for preditor prey like models. I'm working with a simple equation:
dY/dt = (Y+Z)Y
dZ/dt = (Y+Z)Z
initial at time 0: Y=1, Z=2
total time span is: t = 0:10
time step: 1
I've programmed this function:
tspan = [0 10];
y_Z0 = [1;2];
[t,y_Z] = ode15s(@fun3,tspan,y_Z0);
y=y_Z(:,1);
z=y_Z(:,2);
plot(t,y,t,z)
function dY_dZ_dT = fun3(t,y_Z)
dY_dZ_dT = zeros(2,1);
dY_dZ_dT(1) = (y_Z(1)+y_Z(2)).*y_Z(1);
dY_dZ_dT(2) = (y_Z(1)+y_Z(2)).*y_Z(2);
end
I'm not sure this is the output I'm expecting could I have help with just the general layout of the model as a template so I can practice similar equations for experience?
Thanks in advance
3 Comments
The problem is that that both variables increase exponentially, so after about 0.33 time units, the results become infinite. Although ‘fun3’ appears to be coded correctly with respect to ‘dY/dt’ and ‘dZ/dt’ those functions may not be correct.
tspan = [0 10];
y_Z0 = [1;2];
[t,y_Z] = ode15s(@fun3,tspan,y_Z0);
y=y_Z(:,1);
z=y_Z(:,2);
figure
plot(t,y,t,z)
figure
semilogy(t,y,t,z)
grid
function dY_dZ_dT = fun3(t,y_Z)
dY_dZ_dT = zeros(2,1);
dY_dZ_dT(1) = (y_Z(1)+y_Z(2)).*y_Z(1);
dY_dZ_dT(2) = (y_Z(1)+y_Z(2)).*y_Z(2);
end
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Steven Lord
on 26 Jul 2023
I agree with Star Strider that it seems like you implemented those equations correctly, but I don't think they're the correct equations. Take a look at the Wikipedia page for the Lotka-Volterra equations. α, β, γ, and δ in those equations are all positive and real, so each growth rate equation has one positive term and one negative term. Your equations have two positive terms.
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