Unique wave front for dendritic spines with Nagumo dynamics (Q1306987)

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Unique wave front for dendritic spines with Nagumo dynamics
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    Unique wave front for dendritic spines with Nagumo dynamics (English)
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    17 July 2001
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    The FitzHugh-Nagumo system of equations is applied to a case of a dendritic spine. The existence of a unique travelling wave solution for feasible parameters is proved. The wave front travels at a slower speed for a larger spine density. Numerical simulations are presented to support the results.
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    dendritic spines
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    travelling wave fronts
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