Anna Morelli

Abstract:

It’s close to midnight and something evil’s lurking in the dark! While it could be almost any unnatural creator, we consider the plight of werewolves and develop a mathematical model to describe their inter-species dynamics with humans, in conjunction with the lunar cycle of the moon. Using our model, we inform on how humanity may survive an outbreak of lycanthropy (the disease that causes one to become a werewolf) through the effective deployment of silver ammunition and identify criteria for human-werewolf co-existence. As proof of concept, we apply our model to Hungary (one of the historical homes of werewolves), and determine lives saved by silver weapons under a variety of silver production scenarios.