Minimal speed of fronts of reaction-convection-diffusion equations

Details Minimal speed of fronts of reaction-convection-diffusion equations Minimal speed of fronts of reaction-convection-diffusion equations

2001-01-22

arxiv.org/abs/nlin/0101039v2

Phys. Rev. E 69, 031106(7) (2004)

Nonlinear Sciences

Pattern Formation and Solitons

revised, new results added

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevE.69.031106

We study the minimal speed of propagating fronts of convection reaction diffusion equations of the form $u_t + \mu \phi(u) u_x = u_{xx} +f(u)$ for positive reaction terms with $f'(0 >0$. The function $\phi(u)$ is continuous and vanishes at $u=0$. A variational principle for the minimal speed of the waves is constructed from which upper and lower bounds are obtained. This permits the a priori assesment of the effect of the convective term on the minimal speed of the traveling fronts. If the convective term is not strong enough, it produces no effect on the minimal speed of the fronts. We show that if $f''(u)/\sqrt{f'(0)} + \mu \phi'(u) < 0$, then the minimal speed is given by the linear value $2 \sqrt{f'(0)}$, and the convective term has no effect on the minimal speed. The results are illustrated by applying them to the exactly solvable case $u_t + \mu u u_x = u_{xx} + u (1 -u)$. Results are also given for the density dependent diffusion case $u_t + \mu \phi(u) u_x = (D(u)u_x)_x +f(u)$.

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