{"id":3727,"date":"2024-10-27T06:31:48","date_gmt":"2024-10-27T11:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.charlesdermer.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=3727"},"modified":"2026-04-22T04:54:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T09:54:16","slug":"statistical-animations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.charlesdermer.com\/wordpress\/statistical-animations\/","title":{"rendered":"Animations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">for <em>Natural Philosophy of Death<\/em> (2026), by Charles Dermer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"445\" height=\"421\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesdermer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Fig-A-1.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3972 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Abstract figure: US M (left) and F (right) profile evolution, 1980-2023 (populations of 1-yr age groups in thousands). The generations of Americans are defined in Table VI.C1.&nbsp; Changes in the number of members of&nbsp; co-aging age groups give the sum of the migration and mortality rates for that age group. Population rates equal mortality rates in old age. Data from USCB\/WPP.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"462\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesdermer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FIg-II.A1a-1.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3976 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Figure II.A1a. \u00a0Population rates (mislabeled &#8220;Mortality data&#8221; or &#8220;Mortality Rate&#8221; here and through Fig. V.C3) inferred from ppn data for Hungary from 1970-2022, plotted on a linear scale.<\/strong> <strong>M: open diamonds. F: open circles.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"457\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesdermer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Fig-II.A1b-1.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3977 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Figure II.A1b.&nbsp; Same as Fig. II.A1a, plotted on a logarithmic scale.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"462\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesdermer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FIg-II.B1-1.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3978 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fig II.B1. Population rates for Slovakia inferred from ppn data for Slovakia from 2000-2016, plotted on a logarithmic scale.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"457\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesdermer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FIg-III.B1-ani.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3955 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Figure III.3, III.B1. Age-stratified population rates<\/strong><strong> derived from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.populationpyramid.net\/ukraine\/2024\/\">ppn<\/a> population data for <strong>Ukrainian<\/strong><\/strong> <strong>M (open diamonds) and F (open circles) from epoch 1980-1985 through epoch 2020-2025.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"483\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesdermer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Fig-III.8.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3954 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Figure III.8, III.C1. Projected Ukrainian population profiles from 2023 to 2072 for Scenario A with f = 0.75, t<sub>pk<\/sub> = 30 yo and birth sex ratio rho = 1.06.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"453\" height=\"442\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesdermer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Fig-V.B2.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3956 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Figure V.B2. Total US population rates derived from US ppn population data from 2000-2025 (circles, M; squares, F; diamonds, average). The horizontal error bars on the average rates define the age ranges.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"434\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesdermer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Fig-V.B3.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3957 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Figure V.B3. Implied number of migrants per year in the different age groups defined by the horizontal error bars from epoch 2000-2005 to 2025-2030 (UN projections for the later years) assuming a baseline 2019 mortality shown in Fig. V.B2. Cubic spline fits are shown.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"471\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesdermer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FIg-V.C2.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3958 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Figure V.C2. Evolving US M and F 5-yr ppn population rates averaged over the 5-yr range shown by the horizontal error bars, from epoch 2000-2005 to epoch 2025-2030. The effects of migration are large for ages \u227250 yo. The rates in old age approach mortality rates.<\/strong> <strong>See Fig. VI.22 for Loch Ness animation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"471\" height=\"442\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesdermer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Fig-V.C3-1.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4021 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Figure V.C3. Evolving China M and F age-stratified population rates derived from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.populationpyramid.net\/china\/2024\/\">ppn<\/a> data for China. Note the regular behavior. Open circles: M, open squares: F.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"386\" height=\"337\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesdermer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Fig-VI.2.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3960 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Figure VI.2. <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.census.gov\/library\/publications\/1971\/demographics\/p23-036.pdf\">US<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nchs\/data\/nvsr\/nvsr72\/nvsr72-01.pdf\">female<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nchs\/data\/statab\/tab1x07p.pdf\">fertility<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/1270962\/birth-rate-women-age-us\/\">rate<\/a> data by year from 1950-2021 for 1000 women in age group for F with ages in the ranges defined by the horizontal error bars. Cubic spline fits are shown.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"462\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesdermer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FIg-VI.5.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3961 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Figure VI.5. Total US M, F and average M+F mortality rates from 1955-2022.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"445\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesdermer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Fig-VI.17.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3962 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Figure VI.17. Animation of Loch Ness plots comparing rates derived from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.populationpyramid.net\/united-states-of-america\/2024\/\">ppn<\/a> 5-yr age cohort data with corresponding rates derived from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mortality.org\/Home\/Index\">HMD<\/a> 1-yr age cohort data that age by 5 years.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:51% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"458\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesdermer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Fig-VI.19a.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3963 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Figure VI.19a. Animations of 1-yr US M and F rates from 2000 to 2021 derived from 1-yr age cohort data given in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mortality.org\/Home\/Index\">HMD<\/a>.  R<\/strong><strong>ates plotted on a linear scale. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesdermer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Fig-VI.19b.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3964 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Figure 19b: As in FIg. 19a, but with rates plotted on a logarithmic scale.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"503\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesdermer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Fig-VI.22.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3965 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Figure VI.22. Animation of Loch Ness plots for 1-yr rates derived <strong>for the US from epoch 2000-2010 to epoch 2022-2023<\/strong> from WPP\/USCB data. Rates from 5-yr age-cohort (ppn) data are shown for comparison.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"471\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesdermer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Fig-VII.15a-animation.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4221 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Figure VII.15a. Host (dotted), migrant (dot-dashed) and host + migrant (solid) total (M + F) profiles for the 2010 M (dashed) and F (short-dashed) profiles evolved to the year 2100. TFR model (a) is used for fertility and Fit 3 for mortality. Only migrants entering the US since 2010 are followed, and the migrant arrival rate is assumed to be equal to 1.18\u00d710<sup>6<\/sup> migrants\/yr <strong>after 2023<\/strong><br><br>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"471\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesdermer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Fig-VII.15b-animation.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4222 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Figure VII.15b. Same as Fig VII.15a, except TFR model (b) is used for fertility.<br><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"471\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesdermer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Fig-VII.18a-animation.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4232 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Figure VII.18.&nbsp; Animation of the evolution of the US M+F total population (solid curves), host population (braided curve), and migrant population (dot-dashed curves) from 2010 to 2100 starting from the USCB 2010 data.<strong> <\/strong>A migrant population is assumed to enter the US at the historical rate (Fig. VI.1b) prior to 2023, and at a rate equal to 0.1% (heavy curves), 0.3% (medium curves), and 1.0% (light curves) of the total population in 2024 and thereafter. Total (migrant + host) profiles for M (dashed) and F (dotted) are also shown.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"471\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesdermer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Fig-VII.18b-animation.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4236 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Fig. VII.18a. (above left) TFR model (a) for both host and migrant populations. <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fig VII.18b. (left) As in Fig. VII.18a but with TFR model (b) for both host and migrant populations.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"469\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesdermer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Fig-VII.20a-animation.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4244 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Figure VII.20a. US profile evolution starting from 2010 USCB population data and continuing to 2100. The profiles are evolved to 2020 with migration rates, mortalities, and fertilities as described in the text. <strong>After 2020, thick curves show the results when both host and migrant populations  follow TFR model (a). Thin curves show results when host population follows TFR model (a) and the migrant population is assumed to have TFR = 2.0. <\/strong>After 2023, the migration-rate factor f<sub>m<\/sub>= 0.3, that is, the migrant arrival rate into the US is assumed to be 0.3% of the total host + migrant population in that year.&nbsp; Braided curve: host population evolution. Dot-dashed curves: migrant age distribution since 2010. Solid curves: age distributions of host + migrant population.<\/strong><br><br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"469\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesdermer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Fig-VII.20b-animation-2.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4247 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Figure VII.20b. Same as Fig. VII.20a, except that a<strong>fter 2020, thick curves show the results when both host and migrant populations follow TFR model (b). Thin curves show results when host population follows TFR model (b) and the migrant population is assumed to have TFR = 2.0.<\/strong><\/strong><br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Statistical Mechanics Simulations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesdermer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Stat_3_100ms.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4006 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Figure A1. Formation and evolution of Gaussians from weighted binomial distribution for steps to right and left, and net displacement<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"585\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesdermer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Stat_6_100ms_p0.55.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4007 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Figure A2. &nbsp;Particle distribution evolving in time, with p = 0.55. The smooth solid curve is the analytic expression.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"585\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesdermer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Stat_7_100ms_p0.52.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4008 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Figure A2a. &nbsp;Particle distribution evolving in time as in Fig. A2, but with p = 0.5<\/strong>2.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"585\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesdermer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Stat_8A_100ms.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4009 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Figure A3. Evolving particle distribution in presence of an absorbing boundary, with p=0.52.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"585\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesdermer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Stat_8C_100ms.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4010 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Figure A4. Evolving particle distribution in presence of two reflecting boundaries at -20 and +20.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"585\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesdermer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Stat_8C_p0.52_100ms.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4011 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Figure A6. Evolution of particle distribution with reflecting boundaries and different step probabilities to the left and right.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"585\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesdermer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Stat_9_100ms.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4012 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Figure A7. Comparison of Gaussian and analytic approximations of evolving particle distributions with continuous injection. The total number of injected particles is renormalized to the same number of particles as in the evolving Gaussian. Two asymptotes of the analytic approximation are shown.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"585\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesdermer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Stat_10B_100ms.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4013 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Figure A8a. Evolution of a particle distribution with continuous injection, absorbing and reflecting boundaries, and step probabilities as noted. Gaussian and continuous injection approximations in the absence of boundaries are shown for comparison.&nbsp;The distributions are normalized to unity.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"585\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesdermer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Stat10C_100ms.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4014 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Figure A8b. Same as Fig. A8a, but plotted on a logarithmic scale for the distribution, with absolute normalization to total number of injected particles.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"585\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesdermer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Stat10C_norm_1_200ms.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4016 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Figure A8c. Same as Fig. A8a, but with logarithmic time spacings.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>for Natural Philosophy of Death (2026), by Charles Dermer Abstract figure: US M (left) and F (right) profile evolution, 1980-2023 (populations of 1-yr age groups in thousands). 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