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Convergence to a traveling wave solution for the Burgers-FKPP equation

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Tuesday, December 08, 2020
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
Jing An (Stanford)
Applied Math And Analysis Seminar

We study the large time behavior of solutions for the Burgers-FKPP equation. When the coefficient β of the Burgers nonlinearity increases, it leads to a phase transition from pulled fronts to pushed fronts. By introducing a novel nonlinear, nonlocal transformation, we capture the criticality of phase transitions at β=2. With that, we can show the convergence of a solution to a single traveling wave in the Burgers-KPP equation for all β. Furthermore, we discuss the spreading speeds of solutions for the Keller-Segel-FKPP equation, which involves a nonlocal drift term describing chemotaxis. We will show how our new approach can improve the spreading speed results.

Contact: Jianfeng Lu