Abstract:
:A beam balance is analyzed as a model that describes Weber's law. The mathematical derivations of the torques on a beam balance produce a description that is strictly compatible with that law. The natural relationship of the beam balance model to Weber's law provides for an intuitive understanding of the relationship of Weber's law to sensory and receptor systems. Additionally, this model may offer a simple way to compute perturbations that result from unequal effects on coupled steady-state systems. A practical outgrowth from this work is that a relatively simple mathematical description models sensory phenomena and may aid in the understanding of sensory and receptor systems.
journal_name
Math Bioscijournal_title
Mathematical biosciencesauthors
Lanzara RGdoi
10.1016/0025-5564(94)90083-3subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1994-07-01 00:00:00pages
89-94issue
1eissn
0025-5564issn
1879-3134pii
0025-5564(94)90083-3journal_volume
122pub_type
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