Depinning transitions in discrete reaction-diffusion equations

We consider spatially discrete bistable reaction-diffusion equations that admit wave front solutions. Depending on the parameters involved, such wave fronts appear to be pinned or to glide at a certain speed. We study the transition of traveling waves to steady solutions near threshold and give cond...

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Bibliographic Details
Authors: Carpio Rodríguez, Ana María, Bonilla, L.L.
Format: article
Publication Date:2003
Country:España
Institution:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repository:Docta Complutense
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/57209
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/57209
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:517.9
Discrete reaction-diffusion equations
Traveling wave fronts
Propagation failure
Wave front depinning
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Summary:We consider spatially discrete bistable reaction-diffusion equations that admit wave front solutions. Depending on the parameters involved, such wave fronts appear to be pinned or to glide at a certain speed. We study the transition of traveling waves to steady solutions near threshold and give conditions for front pinning (propagation failure). The critical parameter values are characterized at the depinning transition, and an approximation for the front speed just beyond threshold is given.