Qualitative analysis of stationary Keller-Segel chemotaxis models with logistic growth (Q322112)

Based on authors' abstract: In this paper, stationary Keller-Segel-type chemotaxis models with cellular growth \[ \begin{aligned} (D_1u'-\chi\Phi(u,v)v')'+(\bar u-u)u&=0,\,\,\,x\in (0,L), \\ D_2v''-v+h(u)&=0,\,\,\,x\in (0,L), \\ u'(x) = v'(x) &= 0,\,\,\,x=0,L, \end{aligned} \] are investigated, where \(D_1\), \(D_2\), \(\chi\) and \(\bar u\) are positive constants, \(u\), \(v\) are functions of \(x\), and \(\Phi(u, v)\), \(h(u)\) are smooth functions. It is shown that nonconstant solutions emerge in the sense of Turing's instability as the chemotaxis rate \(\chi\) surpasses a threshold number. By taking the chemotaxis rate as the bifurcation parameter, bifurcation analysis on the system is carried out to obtain explicit formulas for bifurcation values and small amplitude nonconstant positive solutions. Moreover, the authors show that solutions stay strictly positive in the continuum of each branch. The stabilities of these steady-state solutions are studied when the creation and degradation rate of the chemical is assumed to be a linear function. Asymptotic behaviors of the monotone steady states are analyzed as well. Solutions with interesting patterns such as a boundary spike when the chemotaxis rate is large enough and/or the cell motility is small are constructed.