Transition fronts of Fisher-KPP equations in locally spatially inhomogeneous patchy environments (Q2074923)

This paper is devoted to the study of the lattice differential equation \[ \dot{u}_j(t)=u_{j+1}-2u_j+u_{j-1}+f_j(u_j)u_j, \quad j\in \mathbb{Z} \] which describes the dynamics of species in a patchy environment with nonlocal internal interaction among the organisms. The main result shows that strongly localized spatial inhomogeneous patchy environments may prevent the existence of transition fronts. ``Transition fronts may exist in weakly localized spatial inhomogeneous patchy environments but only in a finite range of speeds, which implies that it is plausible to obtain a maximal wave speed of existence of transition fronts.''