A Mathematical Model For a Spreading Zombie Infestation

Posted by Soulskill on Friday August 14, 2009 @02:04PM from the integrating-by-parts dept.

cloude-pottier writes "What do you do when zombies attack? Turn to a mathematician to come up with a model for the spread of a zombie infestation, of course! Students at Carleton University and the University of Ottawa have published a paper in a book titled Infectious Disease Modelling Research Progress detailing how to model the spread of a zombie population and various complications in managing the spread of the infestation. They even give humans a fighting chance in some cases! The original paper (PDF) can be found at their professor's website."

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Re:Been done by computer scientists already by Anonymous Coward · 2009-08-14 14:23 · Score: -1, Offtopic

How lame. I can tell you one useful thing though, in case you haven't seen the new Battlestar Galactica: Adama, Lee, Laura, Starbuck and Tigh are the final 5 cylons. This is kept secret through most of the series.