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Vertical cultural transmission effects on demic front propagation: Theory and application to the Neolithic transition in Europe

It is shown that Lotka-Volterra interaction terms are not appropriate to describe vertical cultural transmission. Appropriate interaction terms are derived and used to compute the effect of vertical cultural transmission on demic front propagation. They are also applied to a specific example, the Neolithic transition in Europe. In this example, it is found that the effect of vertical cultural transmission can be important (about 30%). On the other hand, simple models based on differential equations can lead to large errors (above 50%). Further physical, biophysical, and cross-disciplinary applications are outlined

American Physical Society

Author: Fort, Joaquim
Abstract: It is shown that Lotka-Volterra interaction terms are not appropriate to describe vertical cultural transmission. Appropriate interaction terms are derived and used to compute the effect of vertical cultural transmission on demic front propagation. They are also applied to a specific example, the Neolithic transition in Europe. In this example, it is found that the effect of vertical cultural transmission can be important (about 30%). On the other hand, simple models based on differential equations can lead to large errors (above 50%). Further physical, biophysical, and cross-disciplinary applications are outlined
Document access: http://hdl.handle.net/2072/294671
Language: eng
Publisher: American Physical Society
Rights: Tots els drets reservats
Subject: Equacions diferencials parcials
Differential equations, Partia
Neolític -- Models matemàtics
Neolithic period -- Mathematical models
Title: Vertical cultural transmission effects on demic front propagation: Theory and application to the Neolithic transition in Europe
Type: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Repository: Recercat

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