Spatial homogenization and internal layers in a reaction-diffusion system (Q5931512)

The author considers the initial-boundary value problem \(u^\varepsilon_t= \varepsilon\Delta u^\varepsilon+ (1/\varepsilon) f(u^\varepsilon, v^\varepsilon)\), \(v^\varepsilon_t= (1/\varepsilon) \Delta v^\varepsilon+ g(u^\varepsilon, v^\varepsilon)\) in \(\Omega\times \mathbb{R}^+\), \(\partial u^\varepsilon/\partial n= \partial v^\varepsilon/\partial n= 0\) on \(\partial\Omega\times \mathbb{R}^+\), \(u^\varepsilon(,0)= \varphi\), \(v^\varepsilon(,0)= \psi\) in \(\Omega\), where \(\Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^n\) is a bounded domain and \(\varepsilon> 0\) a small parameter. The problem represents a model of propagation phenomena of chemical waves in excitable media. It is proved that the solutions exhibit at least three different types of dynamic behaviors for a class of initial conditions: the spatial homogenization of \(v^\varepsilon\), the development of internal layers in \(u^\varepsilon\), and the motion of interfaces described by a system of ordinary differential equations; solutions of that system converge to an equilibrium state. At the end of the paper the author represents a perspective of the results and future projects.