Class PopulationDynamics

java.lang.Object

org.episteme.natural.biology.PopulationDynamics

public final class PopulationDynamics
extends Object

Models historical population dynamics focusing on the impact of catastrophic events. Simulates effects of epidemics, famines, and mass migrations on historical demographic sets.

Since:

1.0

Author:

Silvere Martin-Michiellot, Gemini AI (Google DeepMind)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static double[]	simulateEpidemic(double[] population, double mortalityRate)	Simulates the impact of a high-mortality epidemic on a population distribution.

Methods inherited from class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

simulateEpidemic

public static double[] simulateEpidemic(double[] population,
 double mortalityRate)

Simulates the impact of a high-mortality epidemic on a population distribution.

Parameters:

population - array of population counts (e.g., by age or region)

mortalityRate - mortality rate (0.0 to 1.0)

Returns:

new population array after mortality impact

Throws:

NullPointerException - if population is null

IllegalArgumentException - if mortalityRate is outside valid range