Types of Systems Interaction Models
Quantum Electrodynamics subatomic
Quantum mechanics electron clouds
Molecular mechanics spherical atoms nm-fs
Master equations stochastic single molecules
Fokker-Planck approx. stochastic
Macroscopic rates ODE Concentration & time (C,t)
Flux Balance Optima dCik/dt optimal steady state
Thermodynamic models dCik/dt = 0 k reversible reactions
Steady State SdCik/dt = 0 (sum k reactions)
Metabolic Control Analysis d(dCik/dt)/dCj (i = chem.species) Spatially inhomogenous dCi/dx
Population dynamics as above km-yr
Increasing scope, decreasing resolution