Waves in reaction-transport systems with memory and long-distance dispersal effects
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Manchester
Department Name: Mathematics
Abstract
Why do we need to develop the theory of wave propagation into an unstable state for systems of integro-differential and integro-difference equations? Because they provide more realistic models for various phenomena in physics, chemistry, biology. It is well known that a macroscopic transport process comes from the overall effect of many particles performing complex random movements. Classical diffusion is just an approximation to this transport in the long-time, large-distance parabolic limit, but a diffusion approximation is not always appropriate for problems involving propagating fronts. From a practical point of view, this implies that models in physics,mathematical biology, etc. cannot be expected to work properly, in general, if they are based on simple reaction-diffusion ideas. Hence it is desirable to extend these results by considering more suitable, alternative models for transport processes based on integro-differential and integro-difference equations. Very recently there have been some important developments in the theory of wave propagation for a single integro-differential equation. We now wish to extend this groundwork to the solution of systems of integro-differential and integro-difference equations. An advantage is that we will be able to take into account: (i) realistic multi-component cases; (ii) long-range and time-delayed interactions; (iii) long-distance dispersal. Memory effects and long-distance dispersal are a significant feature in many areas of physics, chemistry and biology, but they are often ignored because techniques are not yet readily available for dealing with them. We plan to address this deficiency.
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Sergei Fedotov (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Campos D
(2008)
The effects of distributed life cycles on the dynamics of viral infections.
in Journal of theoretical biology
Fedotov S
(2007)
Migration and proliferation dichotomy in tumor-cell invasion.
in Physical review letters
Fedotov S
(2007)
Waves in a two-component model of galactic dynamo: Metastability and stochastic generation
in Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
Fedotov S
(2008)
Probabilistic approach to a proliferation and migration dichotomy in tumor cell invasion
in Physical Review E
Méndez V
(2007)
Biased random walks and propagation failure.
in Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics
Méndez V
(2007)
Effect of memory kernels on the speed of reaction-diffusion fronts
in Europhysics Letters (EPL)
N/a Mendez
(2007)
Effect of memory on the speed of reaction-diffusion fronts.
in Europhysics Letters
Yadav A
(2007)
Propagating fronts in reaction-transport systems with memory
in Physics Letters A