Evolution of travelling waves in generalized fisher equations via matched asymptotic expansions: algebraic corrections

Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 157-175

  Leach, J A ^a   Needham, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; INITIAL VALUE PROBLEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ASYMPTOTIC EXPANSION; FISHER EQUATION; TRAVELLING WAVE EVOLUTION;

WAVE EQUATIONS;

EID: 0035250586     PISSN: 00335614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmam/54.1.157     Document Type: Article

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