Propagation speed in a strip bounded by a line with different diffusion (Q2634210)

A model for the diffusion of a population in a strip-shaped field is studied: \[ \begin{cases} u_t(x, t)-D u_{xx}(x, t)=\nu v(x, L, t)-\mu u(x, t) , &x\in \mathbb R,\; t>0, \\ v_t(x, y, t)-d\Delta v(x, y, t)=f(v), &(x, y)\in \Omega,\; t>0, \\ dv_y(x, L, t)=\mu u(x, t)-\nu v(x, L, t), &x\in \mathbb R, \; t>0,\\ v(x,0,t)=0, &x\in \mathbb R, \; t>0, \end{cases} \] where \(\Omega=\mathbb R \times (0, L)\) is a strip, and homogeneous Dirichlet boundary conditions are imposed for the other part of the boundary of the field. The diffusion coefficient \(D>0\) on a road may be different from \(d>0\) in the field. The function \(f\in C^1([0, +\infty)) \) is a reaction of Fisher-KPP type, which satisfies \(f(0)=0=f(1)\), \(0<f(s)<f'(0)s \) in \((0,1)\) and \(f<0\) in \((1, +\infty)\). For the strip \(\Omega\), the author studies the long time behavior of the solutions of this system. Firstly, the author proves that if the strip is not sufficiently large, the influence of the unfavorable region \(y=0\) drives the species to extinction; on the contrary, the species will persist if the strip is sufficiently large. Then the author studies the asymptotic speed of propagation of this system.