@article { , title = {An introduction to mathematical models of coagulation-fragmentation processes: a discrete deterministic mean-field approach}, abstract = {We summarise the properties and the fundamental mathematical results associated with basic models which describe coagulation and fragmentation processes in a deterministic manner and in which cluster size is a discrete quantity (an integer multiple of some basic unit size). In particular, we discuss Smoluchowski's equation for aggregation, the Becker-Döring model of simultaneous aggregation and fragmentation, and more general models involving coagulation and fragmentation.}, eissn = {0167-2789}, issn = {0167-2789}, journal = {Physica D}, publicationstatus = {Published}, publisher = {Elsevier}, url = {https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1019736}, volume = {222}, keyword = {coagulation, aggregation, fragmentation, mathematical modelling}, author = {Wattis, Jonathan A.D.} }