Oscillatory Reaction-Diffusion Equations with Temporally Varying Parameters

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 45-60

  Webb, S D ^a   Sherratt, J A ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Reaction diffusion; Travelling waves; systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 0842310300     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7177(04)90505-5     Document Type: Article

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