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Pierre François Verhulst

Pierre François Verhulst (October_28. 1804 - February_15, 1849, Brussels, Belgium) doctor in number theory from the University of Ghent 1825. Verhulst published in 1838 the logistic demographic model: when represents number of individuals at time t, r the intrinsic growth rate and K number of individuals in equilibrium.

See also:

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Population dynamics\n*Logistic map

References

\nVerhulst, P. F., (1838). Notice sur la loi que la population pursuit dans son accroissement. Corresp. Math. Phys. 10:113-121. Verhulst, Pierre François

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