heartbeat_ode

heartbeat_ode, an Octave code which sets up and solves an ordinary differential equation (ODE) describing the beating of the heart, as suggested by Zeeman.

Licensing:

The computer code and data files described and made available on this web page are distributed under the MIT license

Languages:

heartbeat_ode is available in a MATLAB version and an Octave version and a Python version.

Related Data and codes:

heartbeat_ode_test

matlab_ode, MATLAB codes which set up various ordinary differential equations (ODE).

Reference:

• E. C. Zeeman,
  Differential Equations for the Heartbeat and Nerve Impulse,
  Towards a Theoretical Biology,
  Volume 4, 1972, pages 8-67.

Source Code:

• heartbeat_deriv.m, evaluates the right hand side of the ODE.
• heartbeat_parameters.m, returns the parameters of the ODE.