Hyperbolic reaction-diffusion equations for a forest fire model

Forest fire models have been widely studied from the context of self-organized criticality and from the ecological properties of the forest and combustion. On the other hand, reaction-diffusion equations have interesting applications in biology and physics. We propose here a model for fire propagati...

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Bibliographic Details
Authors: Méndez López, Vicenç, Llebot, Josep Enric
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:1997
Country:España
Institution:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repository:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10256/7700
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10256/7700
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Equacions de reacció-difusió
Reaction-diffusion equations
Equacions diferencials hiperbòliques
Differential equations, Hyperbolic
Incendis forestals -- Models matemàtics
Forest fires -- Mathematical models
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Summary:Forest fire models have been widely studied from the context of self-organized criticality and from the ecological properties of the forest and combustion. On the other hand, reaction-diffusion equations have interesting applications in biology and physics. We propose here a model for fire propagation in a forest by using hyperbolic reaction-diffusion equations. The dynamical and thermodynamical aspects of the model are analyzed in detail