Existence, uniqueness and exponential stability of traveling wave solutions of some integral differential equations arising from neuronal networks. (Q1424495)

The author studies travelling wave solutions to the following integral differential equation \[ u_t=f(u,w)+\alpha\int_{-\infty}^\infty K(x-y)H(u(y,t)-\theta)\, dy, \] which arises from the neuronal networks, where \(u\) is the membrane potential of a nerve cell in a neuronal network. The kernel \(K\) and the function \(f\) are some appropriate functions, and \(H\) is the Heaviside step function. A typical example of the function \(f\) is \(f(u,w)=u(1-u)(u-a)-w\) with \(0<a<1\) and constant \(w.\) Conditions for the existence, uniqueness and exponential stability of travelling wave solutions to the above equation are given, in terms of the function \(f\) and the kernel \(K.\)