Reaction-diffusion system with periodic front dynamics

SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1601-1638

  Medvedev, Georgiy S ^a   Kaper, Tasso J ^a   Kopell, Nancy ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DIFFUSION; GROWTH KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE TRANSITIONS;

MATCHED ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS;

CELL CULTURE;

EID: 0033651673     PISSN: 00361399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/S0036139998344635     Document Type: Article

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