Hopf bifurcation of travelling pulses in some bistable reaction-diffusion systems (Q5937116)

The paper investigates the global structure of travelling pulse solutions of a bistable reaction-diffusion system with a small parameter \(\varepsilon\). By using piecewise-linear nonlinearities the authors reveal the global branch of travelling pulse solutions. In the singular limit \(\varepsilon \rightarrow 0\) the appearance of a Hopf bifurcation point is shown, from which propagating pulse solutions with oscillating layers (travelling breathers) arise. By combining sophisticated analytical and numerical techniques the authors produce global bifurcation diagrams for the Hopf and steady-state bifurcation.