Mathematical biophysics

Mathematical biophysics is a subfield of both biophysics and mathematical biology focusing of physical and physico-chemical mechanisms involved in physiological functions of living organisms, as well as the molecular structures supporting such physiological functions.

The earlier stages of mathematical biology were dominated by mathematical biophysics, that was then described as the application of mathematics in biophysics, often involving specific physical/mathematical models of biosystems and their components or compartments.

Specific research areas of current interest in mathematical biophysics are, for example:


 * Complex systems
 * Quantum biophysics and biochemistry
 * Automata theory,
 * Cellular automata,
 * Tessellation models
 * complete self-reproduction, * chaotic subsystems of organisms,
 * Relational biology and organismic theories.

A published monograph that included 390 references to peer-reviewed articles in mathematical and computational biophysics by a large number of authors is currently available for download as an updated PDF

Syllabus
A syllabus of studies in mathematical biophysics at the university level may include a combination of courses, such as:


 * Molecular biophysics,
 * Photosynthesis and photosythetic mechanisms
 * physico-chemical models of nerve conduction
 * Muscle contraction mechanisms
 * Quantum physics,Quantum mechanics, Quantum field theory
 * Quantum biophysics
 * Quantum biochemistry
 * Quantum genetics
 * Molecular spectroscopy: FT-IR, FT-NIR, NMR,EPR, VCD, FCS, FCCS
 * X-ray diffraction and Electron microscopy
 * Biostatistics, Graph theory, Algebraic topology
 * Biocybernetics,
 * Nonlinear dynamic systems,
 * Nonequillibrium thermodynamics,
 * Statistical mechanics
 * Bioinformatics
 * Radiological imaging: MRI, CT, PET
 * Nuclear medicine