Table 1 Physical parameters.
Symbol | Description | Value | Basis | Eq. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
k v | Cell volume elasticity | 10 | \(\gg {\kappa }_{{\rm{s}}}{({v}_{{\rm{ref}}})}^{\frac{2}{3}}\) | (3) |
κ s | Cell surface energy | 0.2 | To define units | (3) |
η c | Friction coefficient | 0.25 | To define units | (4) |
v ref | Reference cell volume | 1 | To define units | (7) |
τ cycle | Cell cycle | 50 | \(\gg {\eta }_{{\rm{c}}}/{\kappa }_{{\rm{s}}}\) | (7) |
ρ sw | Switching concentration for growth rate | 0.5 | \(({m}_{{\mathscr{A}}}^{\ast 1}+{m}_{{\mathscr{A}}}^{\ast 2})\mathrm{/2}{v}_{{\rm{ref}}}\) | (8) |
α | Hill coefficient in growth rate | 10 | \(\gg 1\) | (8) |
ρ u | Reference morphogen concentration | 1 | To define units | |
ϕ | Diffusivity of inhibitor | 10 | \({(3{({v}_{{\rm{ref}}})}^{\frac{1}{3}})}^{2}/(4{{\eta }}_{{\rm{c}}}/5{{\kappa }}_{s})\) | |
γ | Time characteristics of patterning | 0.01–100 | Varied | |
χ | Spatial characteristics of patterning | 0.001–0.1 | Varied |