heartbeat_ode

heartbeat_ode, a Python 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 a Python version.

Related Data and codes:

python_ode, Python 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_ode.py, the source code.
• heartbeat_ode.sh, runs all the tests.
• heartbeat_ode.txt, the output file.

• heartbeat_ode45.m, solves heartbeat_ode() using ode45().
• heartbeat_ode45_phase.png, a plot of the solution phase.
• heartbeat_ode45_y1.png, a plot of y1(t).
• heartbeat_ode45_y2.png, a plot of y2(2).