Velocity fluctuations of population fronts propagating into metastable states

Details Velocity fluctuations of population fronts propagating into metastable states Velocity fluctuations of population fronts propagating into metastable states

2011-05-05

arxiv.org/abs/1105.1039v3

Phys. Rev. E 84, 011147 (2011)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Statistical Mechanics

8 pages, 3 figures

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The position of propagating population fronts fluctuates because of the discreteness of the individuals and stochastic character of processes of birth, death and migration. Here we consider a Markov model of a population front propagating into a metastable state, and focus on the weak noise limit. For typical, small fluctuations the front motion is diffusive, and we calculate the front diffusion coefficient. We also determine the probability distribution of rare, large fluctuations of the front position and, for a given average front velocity, find the most likely population density profile of the front. Implications of the theory for population extinction risk are briefly considered.

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