Dynamics of many species through competition for resources

DOI10.4310/CMS.2021.V19.N3.A8zbMATH Open1484.37104arXiv2007.12596OpenAlexW3158579903MaRDI QIDQ2057033FDOQ2057033

Authors: Wenli Cai, Hailiang Liu 

Publication date: 8 December 2021

Published in: Communications in Mathematical Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: This paper is concerned with a mathematical model of competition for resource where species consume noninteracting resources. This system of differential equations is formally obtained by renormalizing the MacArthur's competition model at equilibrium, and agrees with the trait-continuous model studied by Mirrahimi S, Perthame B, Wakano JY [J. Math. Biol. 64(7): 1189-1223, 2012]. As a dynamical system, self-organized generation of distinct species occurs. The necessary conditions for survival are given. We prove the existence of the evolutionary stable distribution (ESD) through an optimization problem and present an independent algorithm to compute the ESD directly. Under certain structural conditions, solutions of the system are shown to approach the discrete ESD as time evolves. The time discretization of the system is proven to satisfy two desired properties: positivity and energy dissipation. Numerical examples are given to illustrate certain interesting biological phenomena.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2007.12596

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zbMATH Keywords

relative entropysteady statescompetition for resourcesevolutionary stable distribution

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Problems related to evolution (92D15) Dynamical systems in biology (37N25) Population dynamics (general) (92D25) General biology and biomathematics (92B05)

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