Determining the initial age distribution for an age structured population.

abstract

• "This paper deals with an inverse problem in age-structured population dynamics; the recovery of an unknown initial age distribution. We attempt to recover this function from overposed data which consists of either the total population over a time interval equal to the maximum life span of the species or the age structure of the population at a fixed later time. Existence, uniqueness and continuous dependence of the initial distribution function on the data are addressed. Some numerical simulations are presented to illustrate the feasibility of recovery using the methods of the paper."

authors

• Pilant, Michael
• Rundell, William

published proceedings

• Math Popul Stud

author list (cited authors)

• Pilant, M., & Rundell, W.

citation count

• 11

complete list of authors

• Pilant, M||Rundell, W

publication date

• January 1991

publisher

• Taylor & Francis  Publisher

published in

• Mathematical Population Studies: an international journal of mathematical demography  Journal

keywords

• Age Distribution
• Age Factors
• Demographic Analysis
• Demographic Factors
• Demography
• Mathematical Model
• Methodological Studies
• Methods
• Models, Theoretical
• Population
• Population Characteristics
• Research
• Research Methodology
• World

PubMed Central ID

• 12343114

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1080/08898489109525320

start page

• 3

end page

• 20

volume

• 3

issue

• 1

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08898489109525320