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Traveling fronts in space-time periodic media

Published 6 Sep 2016 in math.AP and math.OC | (1609.01431v1)

Abstract: This paper is concerned with the existence of pulsating traveling fronts for the equation: ∂tu−∇⋅(A(t,x)∇u)+q(t,x)⋅∇u=f(t,x,u)\partial_t u - \nabla \cdot (A(t, x)\nabla u) + q(t, x) \cdot \nabla u = f (t, x, u), (1) where the diffusion matrix AA, the advection term qq and the reaction term ff are periodic in tt and xx. We prove that there exist some speeds c<sup>∗c<sup>* and c<sup>∗∗c<sup>{**} such that there exists a pulsating traveling front of speed cc for all c≥c<sup>∗∗c\ge c<sup>{**} and that there exists no such front of speed $c&lt;c<sup>*$. We also give some spreading properties for front-like initial data. In the case of a KPP-type reaction term, we prove that c<sup>∗</sup>=c<sup>∗∗c<sup>*</sup> = c<sup>{**} and we characterize this speed with the help of a family of eigenvalues associated with the equation. If ff is concave with respect to uu, we prove some Lipschitz continuity for the profile of the pulsating traveling front. Cet articl{\'e} etudie l'existence de fronts pulsatoires pour l'\'equation : ∂tu−∇⋅(A(t,x)∇u)+q(t,x)⋅∇u=f(t,x,u)\partial_t u - \nabla \cdot (A(t, x)\nabla u) + q(t, x) \cdot \nabla u = f (t, x, u), (2) o`u la matrice de diffusion A, le terme d'advection qq et le terme de r{\'e}action ff sont p{\'e}riodiques en tt et en xx. Nous prouvons l'existence de deux vitesses c<sup>∗c<sup>* et c<sup>∗∗c<sup>{**} telles qu'il existe un front pulsatoire de vitesse cc pour tout c≥c<sup>∗∗c \ge c<sup>{**} et qu'il n'existe pas de tel front de vitesse $c&lt;c<sup>*$. Nous donnons egalement des propri{\'e}t{\'e}s de spreading pour des donn{\'e}es initiales ressemblant a des fronts. Dans le cas d'un terme de r{\'e}action de type KPP, nous prouvons que c<sup>∗</sup>=c<sup>∗∗c<sup>*</sup> = c<sup>{**} et nous caract{\'e}risons cette vitess{`e} a l'aide d'une famille de valeurs propres associ{\'e}{`e} a l'\'equation. Si ff est concave en uu, nous montrons que le profil du front pulsatoire construit est lipschitzien.

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