The evolution problem for the 1D nonlocal Fisher-KPP equation with a top hat kernel. Part 1. The Cauchy problem on the real line

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Authors: David J. Needham, J. Billingham, Nikolaos Michael Ladas, John Christopher Meyer 

Abstract: We study the Cauchy problem on the real line for the nonlocal Fisher-KPP equation in one spatial dimension, [ u_t = D u_{xx} + u(1-phi*u), ] where $phi\ast u$ is a spatial convolution with the top hat kernel, $phi(y)equivHleft(frac14-y^{2}ight)$. After showing that the problem is globally well-posed, we demonstrate that positive, spatially-periodic solutions bifurcate from the spatially-uniform steady state solution $u=1$ as the diffusivity, $D$, decreases through $Delt{a}_{1}approx0.00297$. We explicitly construct these spatially-periodic solutions as uniformly-valid asymptotic approximations for $Dll1$, over one wavelength, via the method of matched asymptotic expansions. These consist, at leading order, of regularly-spaced, compactly-supported regions with width of $O(1)$ where $u=O(1)$, separated by regions where $u$ is exponentially small at leading order as $Do{0}^{+}$. From numerical solutions, we find that for $DgeqDelt{a}_1$, permanent form travelling waves, with minimum wavespeed, $2sqrtD$, are generated, whilst for $0<D<Delt{a}_1$, the wavefronts generated separate the regions where $u=0$ from a region where a steady periodic solution is created. The structure of these transitional travelling waves is examined in some detail.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Pattern formations in context of PDEs (35B36)

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