A non-standard evolution problem arising in population genetics

DOI10.4310/CMS.2009.V7.N2.A11zbMATH Open1176.92038arXiv0801.1335MaRDI QIDQ2389002FDOQ2389002

Authors: Fabio A. C. C. Chalub, Max O. Souza 

Publication date: 22 July 2009

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

Abstract: We study the evolution of the probability density of an asexual, one locus population under natural selection and random evolution. This evolution is governed by a Fokker-Planck equation with degenerate coefficients on the boundaries, supplemented by a pair of conservation laws. It is readily shown that no classical or standard weak solution definition yields solvability of the problem. We provide an appropriate definition of weak solution for the problem, for which we show existence and uniqueness. The solution displays a very distinctive structure and, for large time, we show convergence to a unique stationary solution that turns out to be a singular measure supported at the endpoints. An exponential rate of convergence to this steady state is also proved.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0801.1335

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zbMATH Keywords

evolutionary dynamicsboundary-coupled weak solutionsgene fixation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of Brownian motions and diffusion theory (population genetics, absorption problems, etc.) (60J70) Genetics and epigenetics (92D10) Problems related to evolution (92D15) Degenerate parabolic equations (35K65)

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