The dynamics of bread

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Perhaps discovered by careful observation, accident, or a combination of both, but regardless of what it might be fermentation is a process used in many applications. From alcoholic beverages to different kinds of foods or even the production of pharmaceuticals fermentation is an extremely versatile process.

Mathematically, the fermentation process can be described using a simple model. Based on three differential equations…