A Fisher-KPP model with a fast diffusion line in periodic media

Abstract: We treat a model of population dynamics in a periodic environment presenting a fast diffusion line. This phenomenon is modelled via a "road-field" system, which is a system of coupled reaction-diffusion equations set in domains of different dimensions. Here, we consider for the first time the case of a reaction term depending on a spatial variable in a periodic fashion, which is of great interest for both its mathematical difficulties and for its applications. We derive necessary and sufficient conditions for the survival of the species in terms of the sign of a suitable generalised principal eigenvalue. Moreover, we compare the long time behaviour of a population in the same environment without the fast diffusion line, finding that this element has no impact on the survival chances.