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A resource-coupled dynamical model reveals that resource limitations during early transoceanic voyages substantially reduce the operational viability of a crew even when overall demographic survival remains high. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.METHODOLOGICAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To formulate a minimal dynamical model coupling crew health deterioration and mortality with resource depletion during early transoceanic expeditions.

September 14, 2026International Journal of Modern Physics C

The dynamics of early transoceanic voyages: A resource-coupled model of crew health and survival

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Mathematical modeling demonstrates that resource depletion degrades crew operational viability before mortality rises in oceanic voyages, highlighting hidden failure risks in early navigation.

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To formulate a minimal dynamical model coupling crew health deterioration and mortality with resource depletion during early transoceanic expeditions.
Constructed a compartmental ordinary differential equation system categorizing crew members as healthy, ill, or dead, coupled to an onboard provision variable.
Modeled disease transmission and incidence as a nonlinear function of remaining food, water, and sanitary conditions.
Analyzed the transient regime across varying voyage durations and initial provisioning levels to evaluate operational viability versus demographic survival.
Resource depletion substantially reduces the healthy and operational fraction of the crew well before overall survival declines, establishing a distinct divergence between operational capability and survival.
Higher initial provisioning levels delay the crossover point where ill individuals outnumber healthy crew members and prolong the period of operational functionality.
Critical provisioning time, defined as the time required for onboard supplies to drop below a stress threshold, scales approximately linearly with the initial resource buffer.

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Nuno Crokidakis (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa7b2f70926e14a848b1995 https://doi.org/10.1142/s0129183127501531

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September 14, 2026International Journal of Modern Physics C

The dynamics of early transoceanic voyages: A resource-coupled model of crew health and survival

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NCNuno Crokidakis

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Overview

Mathematical modeling demonstrates that resource depletion degrades crew operational viability before mortality rises in oceanic voyages, highlighting hidden failure risks in early navigation.

Key Points

To formulate a minimal dynamical model coupling crew health deterioration and mortality with resource depletion during early transoceanic expeditions.
Constructed a compartmental ordinary differential equation system categorizing crew members as healthy, ill, or dead, coupled to an onboard provision variable.
Modeled disease transmission and incidence as a nonlinear function of remaining food, water, and sanitary conditions.
Analyzed the transient regime across varying voyage durations and initial provisioning levels to evaluate operational viability versus demographic survival.
Resource depletion substantially reduces the healthy and operational fraction of the crew well before overall survival declines, establishing a distinct divergence between operational capability and survival.
Higher initial provisioning levels delay the crossover point where ill individuals outnumber healthy crew members and prolong the period of operational functionality.
Critical provisioning time, defined as the time required for onboard supplies to drop below a stress threshold, scales approximately linearly with the initial resource buffer.

Cite This Study

Nuno Crokidakis (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa7b2f70926e14a848b1995 https://doi.org/10.1142/s0129183127501531

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