The Stochastic Evolution of a Protocell: The Gillespie Algorithm in a Dynamically Varying Volume

Figure 6

Fluctuation dependence on the initial conditions. We report the division times as a function of the number of elapsed divisions, for 5 different protocells models. Protocell ∘: 𝑋₁(0)=5, 𝐶(0)=10, protocell □: 𝑋₁(0)=10, 𝐶(0)=100, protocell ∇: 𝑋₁(0)=50, 𝐶(0)=500, protocell ▵: 𝑋₁(0)=100, 𝐶(0)=1000. The black line denotes the deterministic protocell. All the remaining parameters have been fixed to 𝜂=1, 𝛼=1, 𝐿1=500, 𝑃1=600, 𝜌=100, and 𝛽=1.