Non-linear stability of modulated fronts for the Swift-Hohenberg equation

Abstract: We consider front solutions of the Swift-Hohenberg equation

p a r t i a l_{t} u = - (1 + p a r t i a l_{x}^{2})^{2} u + e p s i l o n^{2} u - u^{3}

. These are traveling waves which leave in their wake a periodic pattern in the laboratory frame. Using renormalization techniques and a decomposition into Bloch waves, we show the non-linear stability of these solutions. It turns out that this problem is closely related to the question of stability of the trivial solution for the model problem

p a r t i a l_{t} u (x, t) = p a r t i a l_{x}^{2} u (x, t) + (1 + a n h (x - c t)) u (x, t) + u (x, t)^{p}

with

p > 3

. In particular, we show that the instability of the perturbation ahead of the front is entirely compensated by a diffusive stabilization which sets in once the perturbation has hit the bulk behind the front.

Review text

The paper deals with front solutions of the Swift-Hohenberg equation \[ \partial _t u= -(1 + \partial ^2 _x)^2u + \varepsilon u-u^3. \] These are traveling waves which leave in their wake a periodic pattern in the laboratory frame. Using renormalization techniques and a decomposition into Bloch waves, the authors show the nonlinear stability of these solutions. The paper consists of 7 sections. In Section 1 the statement of the simplified problem is given. The model equation is considered in Section 2. The linear simplified problem is considered in Section 3. The renormalization approach to the simplified problem is presented in Section 4. The Swift-Hohenberg equation is investigated in Section 5. Bloch's waves are considered in Section 6. Section 7 deals with the renormalization approach to the full problem.

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