Complete convergence theorem for a competition model

Summary In this paper we consider a hierarchical competition model. Durrett and Swindle have given sufficient conditions for the existence of a nontrivial stationary distribution. Here we show that under a slightly stronger condition, the complete convergence theorem holds and hence there is a unique nontrivial stationary distribution.Partially supported by the National Science Foundation, the National Security Agency, and the Army Research Office through the Mathematical Sciences Institute at Cornell UniversityPartially supported by the Danish Research Academy     

Persistent oscillations in a threshold adjustment model

In this paper we present a simple time-continuous behavioural model of habit formation. Addictive behaviour is damped by a threshold which adapts itself to the habit. This adaptive behaviour of the threshold may lead to periodic fluctuations of the consumption rate, the habit and the threshold. It turns out that both a low adjustment rate of the threshold as well as a steep consumption function favour oscillatory patterns.     

Stabilization of oscillations in a phase transition model

In this paper, we analyze a model presenting formation of microstructure depending on the parameters and the initial data. In particular, we investigate how the presence of stochastic perturbations affects this phenomenon in its asymptotic behavior. Two different sufficient conditions are provided in order to prevent the formation of microstructure: the first one for Stratonovich noise while the second for Itô noise. The main contribution of the paper is that these conditions are independent of the initial values unlike in the deterministic model. Thus, we can interpret our results as some kind of stabilization produced by both types of noise. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Propagation dynamics for a spatially periodic integrodifference competition model

In this paper, we study the propagation dynamics for a class of integrodifference competition models in a periodic habitat. An interesting feature of such a system is that multiple spreading speeds can be observed, which biologically means different species may have different spreading speeds. We show that the model system admits a single spreading speed, and it coincides with the minimal wave speed of the spatially periodic traveling waves. A set of sufficient conditions for linear determinacy of the spreading speed is also given.     

An ornstein-uhlenbeck model for random oscillations

We consider the effect of a random "noise" on an n-dimensional simple harmonic oscillator with time-dependent damping. The noise in the system is modelled by incorporating a Brownian motion term in the equation for the velocity process of the simple harmonic oscillator, giving a stochastic differential equation similar to that of an Ornstein-Uhlenbeck proces. Necessary and sufficient conditions for the convergence of the solution of this SDE to an orbit of simple harmonic motion (satisfying the usual ODE) are then obtained     

Coexistence in a discrete competition model with dispersal

We propose a discrete-time competition model between two populations to study the effects of dispersal upon population interactions. It is assumed that dispersal occurs after reproduction and in synchrony. We first analyse a two-patch single species population model with no interspecific competition. Based on these results, we derive sufficient conditions for population coexistence. It is proved that the system is uniformly persistent and possesses a unique coexisting equilibrium.     

From bi-stability to chaotic oscillations in a macroeconomic model

In this paper a discrete-time economic model is considered where the savings are proportional to income and the investment demand depends on the difference between the current income and its exogenously assumed equilibrium level, through a nonlinear S-shaped increasing function. The model can be ultimately reduced to a two-dimensional discrete dynamical system in income and capital, whose time evolution is “driven” by a family of two-dimensional maps of triangular type. These particular two-dimensional maps have the peculiarity that one of their components (the one driving the income evolution in the model at study) appears to be uncoupled from the other, i.e., an independent one-dimensional map. The structure of such maps allows one to completely understand the forward dynamics, i.e., the asymptotic dynamic behavior, starting from the properties of the associated one-dimensional map (a bimodal one in our model). The equilibrium points of the map are determined, and the influence of the main parameters (such as the propensity to save and the firms' speed of adjustment to the excess demand) on the local stability of the equilibria is studied. More important, the paper analyzes how changes in the parameters' values modify both the asymptotic dynamics of the system and the structure of the basins of the different and often coexisting attractors in the phase-plane. Finally, a particular “global” (homoclinic) bifurcation is illustrated, occurring for sufficiently high values of the firms' adjustment parameter and causing the switching from a situation of bi-stability (coexistence of two stable equilibria, or attracting sets of different nature) to a regime characterized by wide chaotic oscillations of income and capital around their exogenously assumed equilibrium levels.     

Positive Solutions for a Competition Model with an Inhibitor Involved

In the paper, we study the positive solutions of a diffusive competition model with an inhibitor involved subject to the homogeneous Dirichlet boundary condition. The existence, uniqueness, stability and multiplicity of positive solutions are discussed. This is mainly done by using the local and global bifurcation theory.     

Stable oscillations in a predator-prey model with time lag

The Lotka-Volterra model with carrying capacity at the prey and time delay in the equation concerning the predator is considered. The time delay is taken into consideration by an integral with the weight function a exp(?at). It is shown that under certain conditions imposed upon the parameters of the system a supercritical Hopf bifurcation takes place at a certain value a₀, of a and the bifurcating closed paths are orbitally asymptotically stable for values of a below a₀.     

Stability results for a nonlinear two-species competition model with size-structure

We formulate a system of integro-differential equations to model the dynamics of competition in a two-species community, in which the mortality, fertility and growth are sizedependent. Existence and uniqueness of nonnegative solutions to the system are analyzed. The existence of the stationary size distributions is discussed, and the linear stability is investigated by means of the semigroup theory of operators and the characteristic equation technique. Some sufficient conditions for asymptotical stability/instability of steady states are obtained. The resulting conclusion extends some existing results involving age-independent and age-dependent population models.     

On a mathematical model of immune competition

This work deals with the qualitative analysis of a nonlinear integro-differential model of immune competition with special attention to the dynamics of tumor cells contrasted by the immune system. The analysis gives evidence of how initial conditions and parameters influence the asymptotic behavior of the solutions.     

Non-linear determinacy of minimum wave speed for a Lotka-Volterra competition model

For a reaction-diffusion system that serves as a 2-species Lotka-Volterra diffusive competition model, suppose that the corresponding reaction system has one stable boundary equilibrium and one unstable boundary equilibrium. Then it is well known that there exists a positive number c^?, called the minimum wave speed, such that, for each c larger than or equal to c^?, the reaction-diffusion system has a positive traveling wave solution of wave speed c connecting these two equilibria if and only if c?c^?. It has been shown that the minimum wave speed for this system is identical to another important quantity - the asymptotical speed of population spread towards the stable equilibrium. Hence to find the minimum wave speed c^? not only is of the interest in mathematics but is of the importance in application. It has been conjectured that the minimum wave speed can be determined by studying the eigenvalues of the unstable equilibrium, called the linear determinacy. In this paper we will show that the conjecture on the linear determinacy is not true in general.     

Minimum wave speed for a diffusive competition model with time delay

In this paper we study mono-stable traveling wave solutions for a Lotka-Volterra reaction-diffusion competition model with time delay. By constructing upper and lower solutions, we obtain the precise minimum wave speed of traveling waves under certain conditions. Our results also extend the known results on the minimum wave speed for Lotka-Volterra competition model without delay.     

Perturbation analysis of self-sustained oscillations in a pulse combustion model

A lumped parameter model of pulse combustion is constructed which incorporates a valve submodel exhibiting continuous mass reactant flow. Unlike earlier models based on the orifice flow equations, the rate of change of the mass reactant flow, while discontinuous as the valve transitions from open to closed, exhibits a finite jump discontinuity. The model equations are analyzed by combining Fourier series expansions with regular perturbation expansions; this yields asymptotic expansions for both the combustion chamber pressure and tailpipe velocity oscillations. A numerical study of the perturbation expansions yields important information concerning the behavior of the pulse combustor as various physical and geometrical parameters are varied.     

Global stability for a model of competition in the chemostat with microbial inputs

We propose a model of competition of n species in a chemostat, with constant input of some species. We mainly emphasize the case that can lead to coexistence in the chemostat in a non-trivial way, i.e., where the n−1 less competitive species are in the input. We prove that if the inputs satisfy a constraint, the coexistence between the species is obtained in the form of a globally asymptotically stable (GAS) positive equilibrium, while a GAS equilibrium without the dominant species is achieved if the constraint is not satisfied. This work is round up with a thorough study of all the situations that can arise when having an arbitrary number of species in the chemostat inputs; this always results in a GAS equilibrium that either does or does not encompass one of the species that is not present in the input.     

Positive solutions of a competition model for two resources in the unstirred chemostat

This paper deals with a competition model between two species for two growth-limiting and perfectly complementary resources in the unstirred chemostat. The main purpose is to determine the exact range of the parameters of two species so that the system possesses positive solutions, and to investigate multiple positive steady states of the system. The main tools used here include the monotone methods and the topological fixed point theory developed by Amann.     

A competition model for two resources in un-stirred chemostat

This paper studies a un-stirred chemostat with two species competing for two growth-limiting, non-reproducing resources. We determine the conditions for positive steady states of the two species, and then consider the global attractors of the model. In addition, we obtain the conditions under which the two populations uniformly strongly persist or go to extinction. Since the diffusion mechanism with homogeneous boundary conditions inhibits the growth of the organism species, it can be understood that the coexistence will be ensured by proportionally smaller diffusions for the two species. In particular, it is found that both instability and bi-stability subcases of the two semitrivial steady states are included in the coexistence region. The two populations will go to extinction when both possess large diffusion rates. If just one of them spreads faster with the other one diffusing slower, then the related semitrivial steady state will be globally attracting. The techniques used for the above results consist of the degree theory, the semigroup theory, and the maximum principle.