Large time behavior of solutions to 1-dimensional bipolar quantum hydrodynamic model for semiconductors

In this article, we study the 1-dimensional bipolar quantum hydrodynamic model for semiconductors in the form of Euler-Poisson equations, which contains dispersive terms with third order derivations. We deal with this kind of model in one dimensional case for general perturbations by constructing some correction functions to delete the gaps between the original solutions and the diffusion waves in L²-space, and by using a key inequality we prove the stability of diffusion waves. As the same time, the convergence rates are also obtained.     

On nonlinear dynamics of interacting populations: Coupled kink waves in a system of two populations

We discuss a nonlinear model of the spatial–time interaction among populations which reproduction and intensity of interaction depend on their spatial density. For the particular case of two populations with constant growth rates and competition coefficients we obtain analytical nonlinear waves of kink kind. The kinks are connected to propagation of the deviations from the stationary densities corresponding to fixed points in the phase space of the population densities. The kinks are coupled, i.e. the changes of the densities of the two populations are synchronous. Coupled kink solutions are obtained also for the general case of variable growth rates and variable coefficients of interactions.     

Nonexistence of coexisting steady‐state solutions of Dirichlet problem for a cross‐diffusion model

We study a special case of Shigesada–Kawasaki–Teramoto (SKT) model for two competing species with the Dirichlet boundary conditions. In our case, one of the species is not influenced by self‐diffusion or cross‐diffusion. We specify the explicit range of parameters by contradiction such that there are no coexisting steady‐state solutions to the model.     

Asymptotic behavior of reaction–advection–diffusion population models with Allee effect

In this work, a qualitative analysis is carried out for reaction–advection–diffusion (RAD) systems modeling the interactions between two species with Allee effect. In particular, we study different scenarios: mutualism, competition, and a predator–prey relationship in order to investigate the survival or extinction of both populations. Global existence and uniqueness of positive solutions of the proposed RAD problems are demonstrated. Equilibrium states and asymptotic behavior of solutions are obtained using the monotone method and the upper and lower solutions technique. Numerical simulations by a Crank–Nicolson monotone iterative method of the different asymptotic solution dynamics are shown to illustrate our theoretical results.     

Parasitism and host patch selection: A model using aggregation methods

There is a growing interest in studying the effects of parasites on the modification and evolution of hosts' behaviour. In this paper, we deal with a case of parasitism affecting the spatial pattern of host distribution. We develop a simple model with two patches, one host and one parasite. Parasites live in Patch 1, hosts live in the two patches and migrate from one patch to the other. We study the case of a migration independent of parasite density and the case of a migration dependent on density. In the two cases, we make the assumption that the choice of patch is fast, whereas the growth of populations are slow. So we use aggregation methods which are particularly adapted for systems exhibiting different times scales. The aggregated model obtained in the case of a density independent migration is a classical predator-prey model. The case of a density dependent migration aggregated model is very different and a nonstandard one, and exhibits an interesting result. Under certain conditions, parasites always become extinct in the case of a density independent migration, whereas the adaptation of hosts (density dependent migration) allows to stabilize the host-parasite system.This first application of the aggregation methods to epidemiology is very promising because these methods allow us to deal with more real assumptions about the behavioural interplay between hosts and parasites.     

Travelling waves for a non-local Korteweg–de Vries–Burgers equation

We study travelling wave solutions of a Korteweg–de Vries–Burgers equation with a non-local diffusion term. This model equation arises in the analysis of a shallow water flow by performing formal asymptotic expansions associated to the triple-deck regularisation (which is an extension of classical boundary layer theory). The resulting non-local operator is a fractional derivative of order between 1 and 2. Travelling wave solutions are typically analysed in relation to shock formation in the full shallow water problem. We show rigorously the existence of these waves. In absence of the dispersive term, the existence of travelling waves and their monotonicity was established previously by two of the authors. In contrast, travelling waves of the non-local KdV–Burgers equation are not in general monotone, as is the case for the corresponding classical KdV–Burgers equation. This requires a more complicated existence proof compared to the previous work. Moreover, the travelling wave problem for the classical KdV–Burgers equation is usually analysed via a phase-plane analysis, which is not applicable here due to the presence of the non-local diffusion operator. Instead, we apply fractional calculus results available in the literature and a Lyapunov functional. In addition we discuss the monotonicity of the waves in terms of a control parameter and prove their dynamic stability in case they are monotone.     

Solitary wave solutions to the Isobe-Kakinuma model for water waves

We consider the Isobe-Kakinuma model for two-dimensional water waves in the case of a flat bottom. The Isobe-Kakinuma model is a system of Euler-Lagrange equations for a Lagrangian approximating Luke's Lagrangian for water waves. We show theoretically the existence of a family of small amplitude solitary wave solutions to the Isobe-Kakinuma model in the long wave regime. Numerical analysis for large amplitude solitary wave solutions is also provided and suggests the existence of a solitary wave of extreme form with a sharp crest.     

Asymptotic behavior of solutions to Euler–Poisson equations for bipolar hydrodynamic model of semiconductors

In this paper we study the Cauchy problem for 1-D Euler–Poisson system, which represents a physically relevant hydrodynamic model but also a challenging case for a bipolar semiconductor device by considering two different pressure functions and a non-flat doping profile. Different from the previous studies (Gasser et al., 2003 [7], Huang et al., 2011 [12], Huang et al., 2012 [13]) for the case with two identical pressure functions and zero doping profile, we realize that the asymptotic profiles of this more physical model are their corresponding stationary waves (steady-state solutions) rather than the diffusion waves. Furthermore, we prove that, when the flow is fully subsonic, by means of a technical energy method with some new development, the smooth solutions of the system are unique, exist globally and time-algebraically converge to the corresponding stationary solutions. The optimal algebraic convergence rates are obtained.     

Convergence to a terrace solution in multistable reaction–diffusion equation with discontinuities

In this paper we address the large-time behavior of solutions of bistable and multistable reaction–diffusion equation with discontinuities around the stable steady states. We show that the solution always converges to a special solution, which may either be a traveling wave in the bistable case, or more generally a terrace (i.e. a collection of stacked traveling waves with ordered speeds) in the multistable case.     

Qualitative analysis of a diffusive prey–predator model

In this work we examine a Lotka–Volterra model with diffusion describing the dynamics of multiple interacting prey and predator species. We show that the solution exists, and is unique, bounded, nonnegative, and globally defined. We also prove the non-existence of nonconstant steady state solutions if certain conditions are satisfied. For the particular case of two prey (e.g., engineered and native, respectively) and one common predator species, by performing a linear stability analysis about the initial native-dominant steady state, we determine under which conditions the engineered species invasion succeeds.     

Internal gravity–capillary solitary waves in finite depth

We consider a two‐dimensional inviscid irrotational flow in a two layer fluid under the effects of gravity and interfacial tension. The upper fluid is bounded above by a rigid lid, and the lower fluid is bounded below by a rigid bottom. We use a spatial dynamics approach and formulate the steady Euler equations as a Hamiltonian system, where we consider the unbounded horizontal coordinate x as a time‐like coordinate. The linearization of the Hamiltonian system is studied, and bifurcation curves in the (β,α)‐plane are obtained, where α and β are two parameters. The curves depend on two additional parameters ρ and h, where ρ is the ratio of the densities and h is the ratio of the fluid depths. However, the bifurcation diagram is found to be qualitatively the same as for surface waves. In particular, we find that a Hamiltonian‐Hopf bifurcation, Hamiltonian real 1:1 resonance, and a Hamiltonian 0²‐resonance occur for certain values of (β,α). Of particular interest are solitary wave solutions of the Euler equations. Such solutions correspond to homoclinic solutions of the Hamiltonian system. We investigate the parameter regimes where the Hamiltonian‐Hopf bifurcation and the Hamiltonian real 1:1 resonance occur. In both these cases, we perform a center manifold reduction of the Hamiltonian system and show that homoclinic solutions of the reduced system exist. In contrast to the case of surface waves, we find parameter values ρ and h for which the leading order nonlinear term in the reduced system vanishes. We make a detailed analysis of this phenomenon in the case of the real 1:1 resonance. We also briefly consider the Hamiltonian 0²‐resonance and recover the results found by Kirrmann. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Travelling Waves and Numerical Approximations in a Reaction Advection Diffusion Equation with Nonlocal Delayed Effects

Summary. In this paper, we consider the growth dynamics of a single-species population with two age classes and a fixed maturation period living in a spatial transport field. A Reaction Advection Diffusion Equation (RADE) model with time delay and nonlocal effect is derived if the mature death and diffusion rates are age independent. We discuss the existence of travelling waves for the delay model with three birth functions which appeared in the well-known Nicholson's blowflies equation, and we consider and analyze numerical solutions of the travelling wavefronts from the wave equations for the problems with nonlocal temporally delayed effects. In particular, we report our numerical observations about the change of the monotonicity and the possible occurrence of multihump waves. The stability of the travelling wavefront is numerically considered by computing the full time-dependent partial differential equations with nonlocal delay.     

Wave simulations of Gray‐Scott reaction‐diffusion system

In this work, we study the numerical simulation of the one‐dimensional reaction‐diffusion system known as the Gray‐Scott model. This model is responsible for the spatial pattern formation, which we often meet in nature as the result of some chemical reactions. We have used the trigonometric quartic B‐spline (T4B) functions for space discretization with the Crank‐Nicolson method for time integration to integrate the nonlinear reaction‐diffusion equation into a system of algebraic equations. The solutions of the Gray‐Scott model are presented with different wave simulations. Test problems are chosen from the literature to illustrate the stationary waves, pulse‐splitting waves, and self‐replicating waves.     

Populations with individual variation in dispersal in heterogeneous environments: Dynamics and competition with simply diffusing populations

We consider a model for a population in a heterogeneous environment, with logistic-type local population dynamics, under the assumption that individuals can switch between two different nonzero rates of diffusion. Such switching behavior has been observed in some natural systems. We study how environmental heterogeneity and the rates of switching and diffusion affect the persistence of the population. The reactiondiffusion systems in the models can be cooperative at some population densities and competitive at others. The results extend our previous work on similar models in homogeneous environments. We also consider competition between two populations that are ecologically identical, but where one population diffuses at a fixed rate and the other switches between two different diffusion rates. The motivation for that is to gain insight into when switching might be advantageous versus diffusing at a fixed rate. This is a variation on the classical results for ecologically identical competitors with differing fixed diffusion rates, where it is well known that "the slower diffuser wins".     

On the Analytic Solutions of a Special Boundary Value Problem for a Nonlinear Heat Equation in Polar Coordinates

The paper addresses a nonlinear heat equation (the porous medium equation) in the case of a power-law dependence of the heat conductivity coefficient on temperature. The equation is used for describing high-temperature processes, filtration of gases and fluids, groundwater infiltration, migration of biological populations, etc. The heat waves (waves of filtration) with a finite velocity of propagation over a cold background form an important class of solutions to the equation under consideration. A special boundary value problem having solutions of such type is studied. The boundary condition of the problem is given on a sufficiently smooth closed curve with variable geometry. The new theorem of existence and uniqueness of the analytic solution is proved.     

Existence of periodic travelling waves solutions in predator prey model with diffusion

This paper deals with the qualitative analysis of the travelling waves solutions of a reaction diffusion model that refers to the competition between the predator and prey with modified Leslie–Gower and Holling type II schemes. The well posedeness of the problem is proved. We establish sufficient conditions for the asymptotic stability of the unique nontrivial positive steady state of the model by analyzing roots of the forth degree exponential polynomial characteristic equation. We also prove the existence of a Hopf bifurcation which leads to periodic oscillating travelling waves by considering the diffusion coefficient as a parameter of bifurcation. Numerical simulations are given to illustrate the analytical study.     

Higher-Order Solitons in the N-Wave System

The soliton dressing matrices for the higher-order zeros of the Riemann–Hilbert problem for the N -wave system are considered. For the elementary higher-order zero, that is, whose algebraic multiplicity is arbitrary but the geometric multiplicity is 1, the general soliton dressing matrix is derived. The theory is applied to the study of higher-order soliton solutions in the three-wave interaction model. The simplest higher-order soliton solution is presented. In the generic case, this solution describes the breakup of a higher-order pumping wave into two higher-order elementary waves, and the reverse process. In non-generic cases, this solution could describe (i) the merger of a pumping sech wave and an elementary sech wave into two elementary waves (one sech and the other one higher order); (ii) the breakup of a higher-order pumping wave into two elementary sech waves and one pumping sech wave; and the reverse processes. This solution could also reproduce fundamental soliton solutions as a special case.     

Computational analysis of glycolytic reaction in open spatial reactor

We consider the computational analysis of processes within the spatially-distributed model simulating the glycolytic reaction taking place in the one-side fed open chemical reactor. The main point of the simulation is the decomposition of the reaction–diffusion system into unidirectional reaction in a bulk supplied by feedback terms stated as boundary conditions on the lower boundary of the reactor, i.e. the unique plane where an exchange with an outer medium is possible within the real experimental situation. Analysis of the curvature of the reagents distribution curves proves kinematic character of the observed lateral waves corresponding to the picture of experimentally observed glycolytic traveling waves. At the same time, their origin relates to diffusion of the reagents in a vertical cross-section of the reactor. Study of the solutions for the concerned reaction–diffusion model in the case of stochastically different diffusion coefficients reveals the Turing structures.     

Fractional step algorithm for solving a multi-dimensional diffusion-migration equation

The earlier fractional step algorithm for solving the diffusion–migration equation in electrochemistry is extended to a multi-dimensional multi-species system with second-order spatial accuracy. For each time-step increment, the algorithm consists of three stages: (i) diffusion, (ii) satisfaction of the electroneutrality constraint, and (iii) migration. Each stage accounts for one individual physical process. Exact analytical solutions are derived for a two-species system and comparisons between exact and numerical results are made. Numerical results are also obtained for a two-dimensional three-species electrochemical model. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Traveling wave front for a two-component lattice dynamical system arising in competition models

We study traveling front solutions for a two-component system on a one-dimensional lattice. This system arises in the study of the competition between two species with diffusion (or migration), if we divide the habitat into discrete regions or niches. We consider the case when the nonlinear source terms are of Lotka–Volterra type and of monostable case. We first show that there is a positive constant (the minimal wave speed) such that a traveling front exists if and only if its speed is above this minimal wave speed. Then we show that any wave profile is strictly monotone. Moreover, under some conditions, we show that the wave profile is unique (up to translations) for a given wave speed. Finally, we characterize the minimal wave speed by the parameters in the system.