An interference competition model for a many species system is presented, based on Lotka-Volterra equations in which some restrictions are imposed on the parameters. The competition coefficients of the Lotka-Volterra equations are assumed to be expressed as products of two factors: the intrinsic interference to other individuals and the defensive ability against such interference. All the equilibrium points of the model are obtained explicitly in terms of its parameters, and these equilibria are classified according to the concept of sector stability. Thus survival or extinction of species at a stable equilibrium point can be determined analytically. The result of the analysis is extended to the successional processes of a community. A criterion for invasion of a new species is obtained and it is also shown that there are some characteristic quantities which show directional changes as succession proceeds.
A theoretical approach to the problem of diffusion controlled bimolecular reactions 1s presented. In order to take into account the ti:ne correlation of reaction process of our many-particle system, the probability of the fust reaction is introduced as a fundamental quantity. Time development of the ensemble of our system is formulated using the probability of the first reaction. An approximation which reduces the general formula to a problem of Markov process is adopted. Then it is shown that, if we assume stationary reaction rate, the usual phenomenological kinetic equation, i.e. the so called law of mass action can be derived as the first order approximation, and as the second order approximation the deviation from the law of mass action is examined. For the general case, in order to obtain the probability of the first reaction in an explicit form, it becomes necessary to solve. the multidimensional diffusion equation with pair absorbing interactions, which is calculated using the binary collision expansion method.
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