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Title
A diffusive logistic model with a free boundary in time-periodic environment
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008:
Author(s)
Publication Date
2013
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008
Open Access
Yes
Abstract
We study the diffusive logistic equation with a free boundary in time-periodic environment. Such a model may be used to describe the spreading of a new or invasive species, with the free boundary representing the expanding front. For time independent environment, in the cases of one space dimension, and higher space dimensions with radial symmetry, this free boundary problem has been studied in Du and Lin (2010), Du and Guo (2011). In both cases, a spreading-vanishing dichotomy was established, and when spreading occurs, the asymptotic spreading speed was determined. In this paper, we show that the spreading-vanishing dichotomy is retained in time-periodic environment, and we also determine the spreading speed. The former is achieved by further developing the earlier techniques, and the latter is proved by introducing new ideas and methods.
Publication Type
Journal Article
Source of Publication
Journal of Functional Analysis, 265(9), p. 2089-2142
Publisher
Elsevier Inc
Place of Publication
United States of America
ISSN
1096-0783
0022-1236
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020
Peer Reviewed
Yes
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Peer Reviewed
Yes
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