Sharp Transition Between Extinction and Propagation of Reaction

dc.creatorZlatos, Andrej
dc.date2005-04-15
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T05:19:09Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T05:19:09Z
dc.descriptionWe consider the reaction-diffusion equation \[ T_t = T_{xx} + f(T) \] on $\bbR$ with $T_0(x) \equiv χ_{[-L,L]} (x)$ and $f(0)=f(1)=0$. In 1964 Kanel' proved that if $f$ is an ignition non-linearity, then $T\to 0$ as $t\to\infty$ when $L<L_0$, and $T\to 1$ when $L>L_1$. We answer the open question of relation of $L_0$ and $L_1$ by showing that $L_0=L_1$. We also determine the large time limit of $T$ in the critical case $L=L_0$, thus providing the phase portrait for the above PDE with respect to a 1-parameter family of initial data. Analogous results for combustion and bistable non-linearities are proved as well.
dc.description15 pages
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/math/0504333
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/math/0504333
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/74919
dc.subjectAnalysis of PDEs
dc.subject35K57, 35K15
dc.titleSharp Transition Between Extinction and Propagation of Reaction
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