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LotkaVolterraPredPrey

Description

The famous Lotka-Volterra model is a simple ecological model describing the interaction between a predator and a prey species (or also parasite and host species). It has been used independently in epidemics, ecology, and economics. The prey (x) grows exponentially in absence of predators; predation converts prey into predator growth; predator (y) declines without prey. Default parameters produce sustained oscillations.

Parameters
NameValueUnit
alpha 1.5
beta 1.0
delta 1.0
gamma 3.0
State variables
NameInitial value
x 10.0
y 5.0