Front-bifurcations in reaction-diffusion systems with inhomogeneous parameter distributions

Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena

Volumn 106, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 270-286

  Bode, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Inhomogeneities; Pattern formation; Phase dynamics; Reduced global dynamics

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); DYNAMICS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES;

FRONT BIFURCATIONS; INHOMOGENEITIES; INHOMOGENEOUS PARAMETER DISTRIBUTION; PHASE DYNAMICS; REACTION DIFFUSION SYSTEMS; REDUCED GLOBAL DYNAMICS;

DIFFUSION;

EID: 0031207518     PISSN: 01672789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-2789(97)00050-X     Document Type: Article

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