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View SchemaOn a Conjecture of Goriely for the Speed of Fronts of the Reaction--Diffusion Equation
| Authors | J. Cisternas, M. C. Depassier |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | patt-sol/9606004 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/patt-sol/9606004 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevE.55.3701 |
| Journal | Phys. Rev. E., 55 (1997) 3701 |
Abstract
In a recent paper Goriely considers the one--dimensional scalar reaction--diffusion equation $u_t = u_{xx} + f(u)$ with a polynomial reaction term $f(u)$ and conjectures the existence of a relation between a global resonance of the hamiltonian system $ u_{xx} + f(u) = 0$ and the asymptotic speed of propagation of fronts of the reaction diffusion equation. Based on this conjecture an explicit expression for the speed of the front is given. We give a counterexample to this conjecture and conclude that additional restrictions should be placed on the reaction terms for which it may hold.
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