Traveling wave solutions for some discrete quasilinear parabolic equations (Q1348783): Difference between revisions

Consider the class of lattice ordinary differential equations \[ \frac{du_n}{dt}=d[u^m_{n-1}-2u^m_n+u^m_{n+1}]+u_n(1-u_n),\tag{*} \] with \(n\in\mathbb Z\), \(m\geq 1\), \(d>0\). The goal is to prove the existence of a travelling wave solution to (*) with wave speed \(c>0\): \(u_n(\xi)=\phi(n+c\xi)\), where \(\phi:\mathbb R\to[0,1]\) is differentiable and satisfies \(\phi(-\infty)=0\), \(\phi(+\infty)=1\). The authors establish such type of solution for \(m=1\) and \(m\geq 2\) by the method of monotone iteration (lower and upper solutions). The case \(1<m<2\) is treated by using the method of \textit{B. Zinner, G. Harris} and \textit{W. Hudson} [J. Differ. Equations 105, No.~1, 46--62 (1993; Zbl 0778.34006)].