scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1329884

MaRDI QIDQ4258085zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Frank Schweitzer, Michaela Mieth, Lutz Schimansky-Geier

Publication date 10 January 2000

zbMATH Keywords

active Brownian particlesLangevin equationreaction-diffusion system

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of Brownian motions and diffusion theory (population genetics, absorption problems, etc.) (60J70) Special processes (60K99)

Review text

Different examples of structure formation processes are investigated numerically by simulating the collective behaviour of a family of \(N\) active Brownian particles which generate the field \(h(r,t)\) satisfying \[ \frac{\partial}{\partial t}h(r,t)= q\sum\limits_{i=1}^N\delta(r-r_i(t))-kh+D\Delta h, \] where \(q\) is a generation rate, \(k\) is a decay rate and \(D\) is a coefficient of diffision. The approach is based on numerically solving the Langevin equations which is more effective than integration of the corresponding partial differential equations. Numerical results concerning evolution of spikes and waves, as well as formation of trails and networks are presented. For the entire collection see [Zbl 0913.00025].

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